An FA10 crew, on approach to gky, landed at another airport with similar runway orientation.

Attributes
ACN	549956
Time
Date	200206
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gpm.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gpm.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Falcon 10C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	549956
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3150 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	549959
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

IFR flight from lit to arlington, tx. Upon descent, ATC 'suggested' we cancel IFR to facilitate handling into arlington. We canceled IFR and ended up landing at grand prairie airport which is approximately 3 mi from arlington. Runways are same orientation and airports look almost the same. Tower controller at gpm indicated to us, 'this happens all the time, don't worry about it.' even with GPS, we made this mistake. A notation on the approach plates might be helpful. Supplemental information from acn 549959: it was VFR and approach brought us in over dallas love. We stayed with approach until canceling and proceeding visually. There were several aircraft in the vicinity and it was late afternoon/early evening. We were both concerned about traffic and our position reporting. As a result, we landed at gpm, a field just 3 mi from gky. We were approximately 15 mi from gky when we canceled with dallas approach. As a crew, we both were searching for traffic both visually and on TCASII. Factors which attributed: 1) hazy. 2) runway orientation. 3) unfamiliarity with the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN FA10 CREW, ON APCH TO GKY, LANDED AT ANOTHER ARPT WITH SIMILAR RWY ORIENTATION.

Narrative: IFR FLT FROM LIT TO ARLINGTON, TX. UPON DSCNT, ATC 'SUGGESTED' WE CANCEL IFR TO FACILITATE HANDLING INTO ARLINGTON. WE CANCELED IFR AND ENDED UP LNDG AT GRAND PRAIRIE ARPT WHICH IS APPROX 3 MI FROM ARLINGTON. RWYS ARE SAME ORIENTATION AND ARPTS LOOK ALMOST THE SAME. TWR CTLR AT GPM INDICATED TO US, 'THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.' EVEN WITH GPS, WE MADE THIS MISTAKE. A NOTATION ON THE APCH PLATES MIGHT BE HELPFUL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 549959: IT WAS VFR AND APCH BROUGHT US IN OVER DALLAS LOVE. WE STAYED WITH APCH UNTIL CANCELING AND PROCEEDING VISUALLY. THERE WERE SEVERAL ACFT IN THE VICINITY AND IT WAS LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. WE WERE BOTH CONCERNED ABOUT TFC AND OUR POS RPTING. AS A RESULT, WE LANDED AT GPM, A FIELD JUST 3 MI FROM GKY. WE WERE APPROX 15 MI FROM GKY WHEN WE CANCELED WITH DALLAS APCH. AS A CREW, WE BOTH WERE SEARCHING FOR TFC BOTH VISUALLY AND ON TCASII. FACTORS WHICH ATTRIBUTED: 1) HAZY. 2) RWY ORIENTATION. 3) UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE 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.