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A low time C172 pilot on a cross country flight, landed at the wrong airport (mgm), in the wrong direction, without permission.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 611774 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mgm.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 221 agl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mgm.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5.7 flight time total : 67.2 flight time type : 66.2 |
| ASRS Report | 611774 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry incursion : runway inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed americus, GA (acj) en route to prn in greenville, al. As I was headed west into the sun, the smoke was tremendous from all the forest fires and the sun glaring through the smoke. My flight plan put me into eufaula, al, at about 30 mins and I was supposed to be over greenville, al, at an additional 48 mins. After flying at 3500 ft for an additional 40 mins, I had not seen either the clayton, al, or the troy, al, airports. As I flew west, I noticed a major ns highway, which I thought was highway 231 and an airport to my north. I thought it was the troy airport and my radio was tuned to 122.8, the troy frequency. I entered the downwind for the troy airport and announced my position and intentions to land and turned on my landing lights and turned base and final for the ew runway 28 and announced at each turn. As I landed, I noticed the hangars with signs that said alabama air national guard and I immediately knew that I was in montgomery at dannelly field. The ns highway that I saw was interstate 65. I taxied off the runway and returned to the far eastern end of the airport, so I could get my bearings and the montgomery control tower frequencys on the atlanta chart. Just as I found the frequency and tuned it, the tower was talking to me and I responded. At that time, the airport security guard was beside me and asked me to shut the plane down and come to his vehicle. I explained that I was disoriented and I thought I was landing at troy, al. I explained that I was headed to greenville, al, and they made sure that I was ok. The runway in use was runway 10 and to continue with my flight to greenville and gave me a squawk code, so they could provide flight following to greenville. I taxied back and took off, followed the instructions of departure control and, in about 20 mins, they told me that I should see greenville about 10 mi at my 12 O'clock position. I responded that I had greenville in sight and they released me. I landed and tied down the plane. The next morning, I fueled up and departed. I returned to home base safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LOW TIME C172 PLT ON A XCOUNTRY FLT, LANDED AT THE WRONG ARPT (MGM), IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, WITHOUT PERMISSION.
Narrative: I DEPARTED AMERICUS, GA (ACJ) ENRTE TO PRN IN GREENVILLE, AL. AS I WAS HEADED W INTO THE SUN, THE SMOKE WAS TREMENDOUS FROM ALL THE FOREST FIRES AND THE SUN GLARING THROUGH THE SMOKE. MY FLT PLAN PUT ME INTO EUFAULA, AL, AT ABOUT 30 MINS AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OVER GREENVILLE, AL, AT AN ADDITIONAL 48 MINS. AFTER FLYING AT 3500 FT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 40 MINS, I HAD NOT SEEN EITHER THE CLAYTON, AL, OR THE TROY, AL, ARPTS. AS I FLEW W, I NOTICED A MAJOR NS HWY, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS HWY 231 AND AN ARPT TO MY N. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TROY ARPT AND MY RADIO WAS TUNED TO 122.8, THE TROY FREQ. I ENTERED THE DOWNWIND FOR THE TROY ARPT AND ANNOUNCED MY POS AND INTENTIONS TO LAND AND TURNED ON MY LNDG LIGHTS AND TURNED BASE AND FINAL FOR THE EW RWY 28 AND ANNOUNCED AT EACH TURN. AS I LANDED, I NOTICED THE HANGARS WITH SIGNS THAT SAID ALABAMA AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND I IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT I WAS IN MONTGOMERY AT DANNELLY FIELD. THE NS HWY THAT I SAW WAS INTERSTATE 65. I TAXIED OFF THE RWY AND RETURNED TO THE FAR EASTERN END OF THE ARPT, SO I COULD GET MY BEARINGS AND THE MONTGOMERY CTL TWR FREQS ON THE ATLANTA CHART. JUST AS I FOUND THE FREQ AND TUNED IT, THE TWR WAS TALKING TO ME AND I RESPONDED. AT THAT TIME, THE ARPT SECURITY GUARD WAS BESIDE ME AND ASKED ME TO SHUT THE PLANE DOWN AND COME TO HIS VEHICLE. I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS DISORIENTED AND I THOUGHT I WAS LNDG AT TROY, AL. I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS HEADED TO GREENVILLE, AL, AND THEY MADE SURE THAT I WAS OK. THE RWY IN USE WAS RWY 10 AND TO CONTINUE WITH MY FLT TO GREENVILLE AND GAVE ME A SQUAWK CODE, SO THEY COULD PROVIDE FLT FOLLOWING TO GREENVILLE. I TAXIED BACK AND TOOK OFF, FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS OF DEP CTL AND, IN ABOUT 20 MINS, THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD SEE GREENVILLE ABOUT 10 MI AT MY 12 O'CLOCK POS. I RESPONDED THAT I HAD GREENVILLE IN SIGHT AND THEY RELEASED ME. I LANDED AND TIED DOWN THE PLANE. THE NEXT MORNING, I FUELED UP AND DEPARTED. I RETURNED TO HOME BASE SAFELY.
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.