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A lear 25 atx crew makes an approach to the wrong airport, overflying asg and entering the class D airspace of fyv, ar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 449030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fyv.airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : asg.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 25 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 449030 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 448864 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were on an IFR flight plan proceeding direct to asg and instructed to report field in sight for visual approach. We reported field in sight and proceeded to enter a right downwind and cleared to contact springdale tower. As we approached the field, asg tower informed us we were 10 mi south in the vicinity of fayetteville airport. We were then vectored back to asg without incident. There are 3 airports with similar runways within 20 mi that can cause confusion. Supplemental information from acn 448864: we called the field in sight and set up for the l-hand downwind. Contacted tower and they asked our position. We said approximately 2 mi northwest on the downwind. They told us to call approach back, that we were approaching fayetteville airport by mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LEAR 25 ATX CREW MAKES AN APCH TO THE WRONG ARPT, OVERFLYING ASG AND ENTERING THE CLASS D AIRSPACE OF FYV, AR.
Narrative: WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN PROCEEDING DIRECT TO ASG AND INSTRUCTED TO RPT FIELD IN SIGHT FOR VISUAL APCH. WE RPTED FIELD IN SIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO ENTER A R DOWNWIND AND CLRED TO CONTACT SPRINGDALE TWR. AS WE APCHED THE FIELD, ASG TWR INFORMED US WE WERE 10 MI S IN THE VICINITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ARPT. WE WERE THEN VECTORED BACK TO ASG WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE ARE 3 ARPTS WITH SIMILAR RWYS WITHIN 20 MI THAT CAN CAUSE CONFUSION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 448864: WE CALLED THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND SET UP FOR THE L-HAND DOWNWIND. CONTACTED TWR AND THEY ASKED OUR POS. WE SAID APPROX 2 MI NW ON THE DOWNWIND. THEY TOLD US TO CALL APCH BACK, THAT WE WERE APCHING FAYETTEVILLE ARPT BY MISTAKE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.