Narrative:

As acting first officer I flew this far 91 leg from the right seat. The WX was day VFR with better than 10 mi visibility. We thought we had a visual on tyq. We therefore informed ATC who instructed us to stay to the east for the visual to runway 18 due to traffic observed. We canceled IFR and contacted tyq's traffic. We had in fact selected indianapolis metropolitan (ump) in error. Both airports had CTAF's and were next to each other in class east airspace. I flew toward the northeast of the field and slowed to flap speed then called for 15 degrees of flap. On the CTAF we heard there was traffic on the left downwind for runway 36. We therefore flew a crosswind over the field announcing our intentions of entering the pattern for runway 36. We were busy looking for light aircraft on the downwind. I heard a light aircraft announce he was leaving the pattern to the south. I spotted an aircraft at the right position in relation to the airport leaving the downwind in that direction. Perhaps due to this added workload I did not realize flying a left downwind that the destination was actually 12 mi away. I also failed to realize the runway was not aligned to runway 36/18 (tyq) by runway 33/15 (ump) instead. We flew the pattern and landed. Afterward we realized our distance from our destination. We regrouped at that point and prepared for the short trip to tyq. Upon reaching tyq we apologized for the error to the passenger. The captain then informed the duty program manager at company of these events. I am very embarrassed at the above events. However, I fully intend to learn from the experience and become a better pilot as a result. Company is planning to debrief and 'retrain' us at their headquarters.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C560 FLT CREW LOOSES THEIR POSITIONAL AWARENESS AND LANDS AT WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: AS ACTING FO I FLEW THIS FAR 91 LEG FROM THE R SEAT. THE WX WAS DAY VFR WITH BETTER THAN 10 MI VISIBILITY. WE THOUGHT WE HAD A VISUAL ON TYQ. WE THEREFORE INFORMED ATC WHO INSTRUCTED US TO STAY TO THE E FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 18 DUE TO TFC OBSERVED. WE CANCELED IFR AND CONTACTED TYQ'S TFC. WE HAD IN FACT SELECTED INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN (UMP) IN ERROR. BOTH ARPTS HAD CTAF'S AND WERE NEXT TO EACH OTHER IN CLASS E AIRSPACE. I FLEW TOWARD THE NE OF THE FIELD AND SLOWED TO FLAP SPD THEN CALLED FOR 15 DEGS OF FLAP. ON THE CTAF WE HEARD THERE WAS TFC ON THE L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 36. WE THEREFORE FLEW A XWIND OVER THE FIELD ANNOUNCING OUR INTENTIONS OF ENTERING THE PATTERN FOR RWY 36. WE WERE BUSY LOOKING FOR LIGHT ACFT ON THE DOWNWIND. I HEARD A LIGHT ACFT ANNOUNCE HE WAS LEAVING THE PATTERN TO THE S. I SPOTTED AN ACFT AT THE R POS IN RELATION TO THE ARPT LEAVING THE DOWNWIND IN THAT DIRECTION. PERHAPS DUE TO THIS ADDED WORKLOAD I DID NOT REALIZE FLYING A L DOWNWIND THAT THE DEST WAS ACTUALLY 12 MI AWAY. I ALSO FAILED TO REALIZE THE RWY WAS NOT ALIGNED TO RWY 36/18 (TYQ) BY RWY 33/15 (UMP) INSTEAD. WE FLEW THE PATTERN AND LANDED. AFTERWARD WE REALIZED OUR DISTANCE FROM OUR DEST. WE REGROUPED AT THAT POINT AND PREPARED FOR THE SHORT TRIP TO TYQ. UPON REACHING TYQ WE APOLOGIZED FOR THE ERROR TO THE PAX. THE CAPT THEN INFORMED THE DUTY PROGRAM MGR AT COMPANY OF THESE EVENTS. I AM VERY EMBARRASSED AT THE ABOVE EVENTS. HOWEVER, I FULLY INTEND TO LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE AND BECOME A BETTER PLT AS A RESULT. COMPANY IS PLANNING TO DEBRIEF AND 'RETRAIN' US AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS.

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.