Air carrier lands at wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	451009
Time
Date	199910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ubs.airport
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 860 flight time type : 165
ASRS Report	451009
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Scheduled destination was gtr. Approaching igb VOR, captain called field in sight, and I informed center, who cleared us for visual. We flew a normal approach, announcing our presence on CTAF and clicking up lights. Lights came up, VASI appeared in proper location. We landed on runway 18, which was our intended runway, but it was the wrong airport. We were at lowndes county. Landing, rollout, and taxi were uneventful. The captain informed the passenger of our mistake, and called company who arranged transportation. I canceled IFR. Contributing factors include 5 airports within a 15 mi radius, 3 airports with the same CTAF, and the common design of a single runway 18/36.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LANDS AT WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: SCHEDULED DEST WAS GTR. APCHING IGB VOR, CAPT CALLED FIELD IN SIGHT, AND I INFORMED CTR, WHO CLRED US FOR VISUAL. WE FLEW A NORMAL APCH, ANNOUNCING OUR PRESENCE ON CTAF AND CLICKING UP LIGHTS. LIGHTS CAME UP, VASI APPEARED IN PROPER LOCATION. WE LANDED ON RWY 18, WHICH WAS OUR INTENDED RWY, BUT IT WAS THE WRONG ARPT. WE WERE AT LOWNDES COUNTY. LNDG, ROLLOUT, AND TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL. THE CAPT INFORMED THE PAX OF OUR MISTAKE, AND CALLED COMPANY WHO ARRANGED TRANSPORTATION. I CANCELED IFR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE 5 ARPTS WITHIN A 15 MI RADIUS, 3 ARPTS WITH THE SAME CTAF, AND THE COMMON DESIGN OF A SINGLE RWY 18/36.

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.