Narrative:

Cincinnati lunken (luk) airport, I believe, was my destination airport, and I contacted cincinnati northern ky (cvg) ATIS and control tower for clearance to their class B airspace, stating, going to lunken. Clearance was granted, and I contacted lunkensouth control tower. Seeing that luk had a 483 ft airport elevation shown on the sectional, I re-contacted cvg control tower and asked if that was correct as nearby cvg was at 897 ft. Cvg responded that, yes, luk was 483 ft, and was sometime called sunken lunken. my interpretation of the cincinnati sectional chart was that I was going to the uncontrolled clermont county airport (I69), as it had an FBO box on the chart, thinking that it was luk. I used a standard pattern approach, entering a 45 degree into downwind, for runway 21L, from which I had seen a plane leave. I continued to switch from luk control tower to unicom and got no response. Upon landing, I took a right hand taxiway towards hangars, and reasked control tower where FBOsouth hangar was, and direction please. I was informed I should phone the control tower immediately, from their admin building. I complied with all requests, and identified myself, with aircraft north number, and my address. Control tower informed me, by initial, and only, phone conversation, that I would be hearing from them, by mail and or telephone, at my home. I do not have access to internet. Since I was only a few hundred yards from the cincinnati FAA FSDO office, I went there, to obtain this NASA ASRS form. I am guilty of landing at a tower controlled airport (luk), without clearance to land, due to my misreading a sectional chart, believing I was going into a non-controlled airport (clermont county I69). Over 95 percent of my flying the past 20 yrs has been in michigan, and I am not familiar with oh airports. Check sectional very closely, and donT be distracted by passenger chattering on 4 outlet inner-communications.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A 9A28 PLT LANDED AT THE WRONG ARPT WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: CINCINNATI LUNKEN (LUK) ARPT, I BELIEVE, WAS MY DEST ARPT, AND I CONTACTED CINCINNATI NORTHERN KY (CVG) ATIS AND CTL TWR FOR CLRNC TO THEIR CLASS B AIRSPACE, STATING, GOING TO LUNKEN. CLRNC WAS GRANTED, AND I CONTACTED LUNKENS CTL TWR. SEEING THAT LUK HAD A 483 FT ARPT ELEVATION SHOWN ON THE SECTIONAL, I RE-CONTACTED CVG CTL TWR AND ASKED IF THAT WAS CORRECT AS NEARBY CVG WAS AT 897 FT. CVG RESPONDED THAT, YES, LUK WAS 483 FT, AND WAS SOMETIME CALLED SUNKEN LUNKEN. MY INTERPRETATION OF THE CINCINNATI SECTIONAL CHART WAS THAT I WAS GOING TO THE UNCONTROLLED CLERMONT COUNTY ARPT (I69), AS IT HAD AN FBO BOX ON THE CHART, THINKING THAT IT WAS LUK. I USED A STANDARD PATTERN APCH, ENTERING A 45 DEG INTO DOWNWIND, FOR RWY 21L, FROM WHICH I HAD SEEN A PLANE LEAVE. I CONTINUED TO SWITCH FROM LUK CTL TWR TO UNICOM AND GOT NO RESPONSE. UPON LNDG, I TOOK A R HAND TXWY TOWARDS HANGARS, AND REASKED CTL TWR WHERE FBOS HANGAR WAS, AND DIRECTION PLEASE. I WAS INFORMED I SHOULD PHONE THE CTL TWR IMMEDIATELY, FROM THEIR ADMIN BUILDING. I COMPLIED WITH ALL REQUESTS, AND IDENTIFIED MYSELF, WITH ACFT N NUMBER, AND MY ADDRESS. CTL TWR INFORMED ME, BY INITIAL, AND ONLY, PHONE CONVERSATION, THAT I WOULD BE HEARING FROM THEM, BY MAIL AND OR TELEPHONE, AT MY HOME. I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO INTERNET. SINCE I WAS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE CINCINNATI FAA FSDO OFFICE, I WENT THERE, TO OBTAIN THIS NASA ASRS FORM. I AM GUILTY OF LNDG AT A TWR CONTROLLED ARPT (LUK), WITHOUT CLRNC TO LAND, DUE TO MY MISREADING A SECTIONAL CHART, BELIEVING I WAS GOING INTO A NON-CONTROLLED ARPT (CLERMONT COUNTY I69). OVER 95 PERCENT OF MY FLYING THE PAST 20 YRS HAS BEEN IN MICHIGAN, AND I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH OH ARPTS. CHK SECTIONAL VERY CLOSELY, AND DONT BE DISTRACTED BY PAX CHATTERING ON 4 OUTLET INNER-COMS.

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.