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An emb-120 captain admitted that he lined up for, but never entered, the pattern for the wrong airport during his approach to ile.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 515550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ile.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 515550 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were inbound to killeen, tx. We were vectored out to the southwest of the airport which is very unusual. The airport is uncontrolled. Turning inbound, ATC told us the airport was 11 O' clock and about 10 mi. We saw an airport in the area that was aligned similarly to killeen. ATC cleared us for a visual and told us to change to advisory. We realized that we were getting close to the wrong airport and left pattern altitude. Unicom advised us to contact approach. We landed with no further pros. We never entered the wrong airport's traffic area nor left pattern altitude. ATC didn't mention anything else about it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB-120 CAPT ADMITTED THAT HE LINED UP FOR, BUT NEVER ENTERED, THE PATTERN FOR THE WRONG ARPT DURING HIS APCH TO ILE.
Narrative: WE WERE INBOUND TO KILLEEN, TX. WE WERE VECTORED OUT TO THE SW OF THE ARPT WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL. THE ARPT IS UNCTLED. TURNING INBOUND, ATC TOLD US THE ARPT WAS 11 O' CLOCK AND ABOUT 10 MI. WE SAW AN ARPT IN THE AREA THAT WAS ALIGNED SIMILARLY TO KILLEEN. ATC CLRED US FOR A VISUAL AND TOLD US TO CHANGE TO ADVISORY. WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE GETTING CLOSE TO THE WRONG ARPT AND L PATTERN ALT. UNICOM ADVISED US TO CONTACT APCH. WE LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROS. WE NEVER ENTERED THE WRONG ARPT'S TFC AREA NOR LEFT PATTERN ALT. ATC DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT.
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.