C414 pilot canceled IFR and then flew a visual approach to the wrong airport in act class D.

Attributes
ACN	532500
Time
Date	200112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : act.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : act.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3073 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	532500
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Long day, 10 hours flight time with 4 legs and WX. Thought I had home field (pwg) in sight. Canceled IFR with act TRACON. Descended to pattern altitude on act runway 19 centerline. Realized I was at wrong airport, executed go around, called act TRACON and advised them of my mistake and proceeded to an uneventful landing at pwg. Factors: tired. Act was home drome for 10 yrs prior. Familiarity with same probably saved touch-and-go or landing at wrong airport. Single pilot 10 hour day (in the air) with departure from teb with low approach, ILS and landing at lex. VFR log for fuel at tup, then night high traffic density landing at ads. Lots of heavy precipitation en route with numerous deviations off course for WX. Fought 60 KT headwinds entire trip. Pilot fatigue and get homeitis = mistake! Under pressure from passenger in back to get home. Prescription: don't use pressurized reciprocation to do a jet job.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C414 PLT CANCELED IFR AND THEN FLEW A VISUAL APCH TO THE WRONG ARPT IN ACT CLASS D.

Narrative: LONG DAY, 10 HRS FLT TIME WITH 4 LEGS AND WX. THOUGHT I HAD HOME FIELD (PWG) IN SIGHT. CANCELED IFR WITH ACT TRACON. DSNDED TO PATTERN ALT ON ACT RWY 19 CTRLINE. REALIZED I WAS AT WRONG ARPT, EXECUTED GAR, CALLED ACT TRACON AND ADVISED THEM OF MY MISTAKE AND PROCEEDED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT PWG. FACTORS: TIRED. ACT WAS HOME DROME FOR 10 YRS PRIOR. FAMILIARITY WITH SAME PROBABLY SAVED TOUCH-AND-GO OR LNDG AT WRONG ARPT. SINGLE PLT 10 HR DAY (IN THE AIR) WITH DEP FROM TEB WITH LOW APCH, ILS AND LNDG AT LEX. VFR LOG FOR FUEL AT TUP, THEN NIGHT HIGH TFC DENSITY LNDG AT ADS. LOTS OF HVY PRECIP ENRTE WITH NUMEROUS DEVS OFF COURSE FOR WX. FOUGHT 60 KT HEADWINDS ENTIRE TRIP. PLT FATIGUE AND GET HOMEITIS = MISTAKE! UNDER PRESSURE FROM PAX IN BACK TO GET HOME. PRESCRIPTION: DON'T USE PRESSURIZED RECIPROCATION TO DO A JET JOB.

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.