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An FA50 crew, on approach to lvk, mistook a nearby airport as destination, starting a premature descent to the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 533335 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lvk.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3300 msl bound upper : 3900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 533335 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 400 vertical : 1300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared for an ILS to lvk. We broke out of a large cumulus on the localizer to lvk. We were cleared to cross the marker at 3300 ft. The strange thing is that troy is perfectly aligned with the localizer at lvk. We broke out and did assume that was the runway and then commenced to descend. About the same time the controller noticed it we noticed it. We climbed up to 3900 ft and then was reclred for the approach. While on the approach, we did have an RA and we did have to level off before reintercepting the GS. We were within 400 ft of a lancair that was doing VFR work in the area. In cases like this it would be nice to denote on chart to 'not mistake troy for livermore, ca.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN FA50 CREW, ON APCH TO LVK, MISTOOK A NEARBY ARPT AS DEST, STARTING A PREMATURE DSCNT TO THE RWY.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR AN ILS TO LVK. WE BROKE OUT OF A LARGE CUMULUS ON THE LOC TO LVK. WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS THE MARKER AT 3300 FT. THE STRANGE THING IS THAT TROY IS PERFECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE LOC AT LVK. WE BROKE OUT AND DID ASSUME THAT WAS THE RWY AND THEN COMMENCED TO DSND. ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE CTLR NOTICED IT WE NOTICED IT. WE CLBED UP TO 3900 FT AND THEN WAS RECLRED FOR THE APCH. WHILE ON THE APCH, WE DID HAVE AN RA AND WE DID HAVE TO LEVEL OFF BEFORE REINTERCEPTING THE GS. WE WERE WITHIN 400 FT OF A LANCAIR THAT WAS DOING VFR WORK IN THE AREA. IN CASES LIKE THIS IT WOULD BE NICE TO DENOTE ON CHART TO 'NOT MISTAKE TROY FOR LIVERMORE, CA.'
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.