Potential conflict with another aircraft and an approach to wrong airport credited to the flight crew of BE200 10 NM northwest of dal, tx.

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Attributes
ACN	564581
Time
Date	200211
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	564581
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was assigned heading 260 degrees, descent to 2000 ft, slow to 150 KTS. While we were slowing and descending, ATC advised of traffic, speed 150 KTS, 1 O'clock position was a C402. We advised we had traffic in sight. We were told to follow traffic. After traffic had time to pass at our 12 O'clock position, we lost sight of traffic due to ground lights. We started left turn and advised ATC we lost our traffic to follow. They told us to contact dal tower. After we contacted tower, they advised of traffic alerter 12 O'clock, 1 1/2 mi. Since we had lost our traffic we were not sure which way to go. We asked the tower for vectors. They told us to turn easterly. The traffic we were trying to follow was on final at dfw (wrong airport for us), but it appeared to be a base leg for our intended airport. After talking to ATC, they said the traffic we were to follow was at 11 O'clock position, but my copilot and I understood 1 O'clock position. I feel like they should have told us we were not following the right traffic and should have turned us sooner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT AND AN APCH TO WRONG ARPT CREDITED TO THE FLC OF BE200 10 NM NW OF DAL, TX.

Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED HDG 260 DEGS, DSCNT TO 2000 FT, SLOW TO 150 KTS. WHILE WE WERE SLOWING AND DSNDING, ATC ADVISED OF TFC, SPD 150 KTS, 1 O'CLOCK POS WAS A C402. WE ADVISED WE HAD TFC IN SIGHT. WE WERE TOLD TO FOLLOW TFC. AFTER TFC HAD TIME TO PASS AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS, WE LOST SIGHT OF TFC DUE TO GND LIGHTS. WE STARTED L TURN AND ADVISED ATC WE LOST OUR TFC TO FOLLOW. THEY TOLD US TO CONTACT DAL TWR. AFTER WE CONTACTED TWR, THEY ADVISED OF TFC ALERTER 12 O'CLOCK, 1 1/2 MI. SINCE WE HAD LOST OUR TFC WE WERE NOT SURE WHICH WAY TO GO. WE ASKED THE TWR FOR VECTORS. THEY TOLD US TO TURN EASTERLY. THE TFC WE WERE TRYING TO FOLLOW WAS ON FINAL AT DFW (WRONG ARPT FOR US), BUT IT APPEARED TO BE A BASE LEG FOR OUR INTENDED ARPT. AFTER TALKING TO ATC, THEY SAID THE TFC WE WERE TO FOLLOW WAS AT 11 O'CLOCK POS, BUT MY COPLT AND I UNDERSTOOD 1 O'CLOCK POS. I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD US WE WERE NOT FOLLOWING THE RIGHT TFC AND SHOULD HAVE TURNED US SOONER.

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.