<< >> NASA ASRS Report 534079, December 2001

C560 flight crew made a visual approach to the wrong airport, and consequently entered class D airspace without clearance, after being cleared for a visual by ATC over the intended airport.

Attributes
ACN	534079
Time
Date	200112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psp.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : psp.tower tower : den.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Citation V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	534079
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During vectoring for udd, crew mistook psp for our destination. ATC cleared us for a visual in spite of our report of our position as being nearly over udd. We proceeded inbound and canceled IFR on final. Shortly thereafter, we realized our mistake, initiated a go around, contacted psp tower and confessed our mistake. They said there had been no loss of separation and there was no problem. We apologized and continued to udd. This incident could have easily been avoided by better crew vigilance and better ATC supervision, although the ultimate responsibility rests with the crew.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560 FLC MADE A VISUAL APCH TO THE WRONG ARPT, AND CONSEQUENTLY ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC, AFTER BEING CLRED FOR A VISUAL BY ATC OVER THE INTENDED ARPT.

Narrative: DURING VECTORING FOR UDD, CREW MISTOOK PSP FOR OUR DEST. ATC CLRED US FOR A VISUAL IN SPITE OF OUR RPT OF OUR POS AS BEING NEARLY OVER UDD. WE PROCEEDED INBOUND AND CANCELED IFR ON FINAL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE REALIZED OUR MISTAKE, INITIATED A GAR, CONTACTED PSP TWR AND CONFESSED OUR MISTAKE. THEY SAID THERE HAD BEEN NO LOSS OF SEPARATION AND THERE WAS NO PROB. WE APOLOGIZED AND CONTINUED TO UDD. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN AVOIDED BY BETTER CREW VIGILANCE AND BETTER ATC SUPERVISION, ALTHOUGH THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS WITH THE CREW.

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.