A BE40 crew, on approach to jka, landed at another airport with similar runway orientation.

Attributes
ACN	536386
Time
Date	200201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jka.airport
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl single value : 16
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p31.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	536386
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon arrival to jka, we were vectored toward the airport by pns approach control. The controller reported the airport at 1200 ft and call it in sight. The sic said he had the airport and asked if he should report it in sight. I said no, wait because of other traffic in the area that approach was talking to. Approach again called the airport and the sic said again he had it in sight. I saw what looked to be the airport with a runway 27/9. WX at the time of landing was clear. This approach was made confusing because of the landing airport similar runway layout and the controller repeatedly calling the airport out to the crew. This airport we landed on is controled by the navy and is unmanned, only used as a training facility. It is not depicted on the VFR charts with runway layout or on the approach plates. Therefore, someone not familiar with the area can be led into a false sense of security with a controller calling the airport, out so far out. The landing resulted in a slight overrun with no injuries or damage to the aircraft. The aircraft was easily removed by the personnel that controls the training facility and an FAA certified a&P mechanic found no damage or problems and airworthy. It would be a great benefit to have all landing facilities depicted on an approach chart to eliminate the confusion whey flying to an unfamiliar area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE40 CREW, ON APCH TO JKA, LANDED AT ANOTHER ARPT WITH SIMILAR RWY ORIENTATION.

Narrative: UPON ARR TO JKA, WE WERE VECTORED TOWARD THE ARPT BY PNS APCH CTL. THE CTLR RPTED THE ARPT AT 1200 FT AND CALL IT IN SIGHT. THE SIC SAID HE HAD THE ARPT AND ASKED IF HE SHOULD RPT IT IN SIGHT. I SAID NO, WAIT BECAUSE OF OTHER TFC IN THE AREA THAT APCH WAS TALKING TO. APCH AGAIN CALLED THE ARPT AND THE SIC SAID AGAIN HE HAD IT IN SIGHT. I SAW WHAT LOOKED TO BE THE ARPT WITH A RWY 27/9. WX AT THE TIME OF LNDG WAS CLR. THIS APCH WAS MADE CONFUSING BECAUSE OF THE LNDG ARPT SIMILAR RWY LAYOUT AND THE CTLR REPEATEDLY CALLING THE ARPT OUT TO THE CREW. THIS ARPT WE LANDED ON IS CTLED BY THE NAVY AND IS UNMANNED, ONLY USED AS A TRAINING FACILITY. IT IS NOT DEPICTED ON THE VFR CHARTS WITH RWY LAYOUT OR ON THE APCH PLATES. THEREFORE, SOMEONE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA CAN BE LED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY WITH A CTLR CALLING THE ARPT, OUT SO FAR OUT. THE LNDG RESULTED IN A SLIGHT OVERRUN WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS EASILY REMOVED BY THE PERSONNEL THAT CTLS THE TRAINING FACILITY AND AN FAA CERTIFIED A&P MECH FOUND NO DAMAGE OR PROBS AND AIRWORTHY. IT WOULD BE A GREAT BENEFIT TO HAVE ALL LNDG FACILITIES DEPICTED ON AN APCH CHART TO ELIMINATE THE CONFUSION WHEY FLYING TO AN UNFAMILIAR AREA.

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.