SBR1 flight crew exit united states airspace landing at foreign airport without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	523974
Time
Date	200108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdm.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Rockwell North American Civil Twin Jet
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	523974
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On flight under IFR to sdm (san diego brown municipal field) VOR circling approach, overshot intended airport and landed at tijuana airport 2 NM south. IFR canceled when we had wrong airport in sight. Chain of events and human performance considerations: 1) first trip in this aircraft for me. 2) attention still stuck on previous mechanical problem. 3) not thoroughly familiar with approach plate. 4) approach plate was a copy generated through a printer. Legibility was poor on my copy of plate. 5) my attention was outside of aircraft trying to make visual contact with airport, not watching DME. 6) not aware of additional airport only 2 NM south. 7) nighttime approach, with tower closed. 8) discovered after landing by radio call from tijuana tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SBR1 FLC EXIT UNITED STATES AIRSPACE LNDG AT FOREIGN ARPT WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON FLT UNDER IFR TO SDM (SAN DIEGO BROWN MUNICIPAL FIELD) VOR CIRCLING APCH, OVERSHOT INTENDED ARPT AND LANDED AT TIJUANA ARPT 2 NM S. IFR CANCELED WHEN WE HAD WRONG ARPT IN SIGHT. CHAIN OF EVENTS AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: 1) FIRST TRIP IN THIS ACFT FOR ME. 2) ATTN STILL STUCK ON PREVIOUS MECHANICAL PROB. 3) NOT THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH APCH PLATE. 4) APCH PLATE WAS A COPY GENERATED THROUGH A PRINTER. LEGIBILITY WAS POOR ON MY COPY OF PLATE. 5) MY ATTN WAS OUTSIDE OF ACFT TRYING TO MAKE VISUAL CONTACT WITH ARPT, NOT WATCHING DME. 6) NOT AWARE OF ADDITIONAL ARPT ONLY 2 NM S. 7) NIGHTTIME APCH, WITH TWR CLOSED. 8) DISCOVERED AFTER LNDG BY RADIO CALL FROM TIJUANA TWR.

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.