Narrative:

I departed springdale, ar, for a flight to grand prairie, tx (gpm). WX was VFR but hazy. As the final approach controller was vectoring me to gpm, he told me there was traffic at 11 O'clock position, 2 mi at 1600 ft (I was at 2000 ft). About that time, the autoplt disconnected. Controller asked if I had the traffic, I said no. He then asked me if I had the airport, I said I saw an airport at 12 O'clock position and 3 or 4 mi. He said that was it and cleared me for a visual, and handed me off to the tower (no radar). The tower cleared me to land. After landing they asked where I was. I said on the runway. They told me I was at an airport 3 mi away. That was an old military airport. I departed and flew to gpm. I believe the primary cause of landing at the wrong airport was my assuming I was where I was supposed to be dealing with traffic close by, and dealing with the autoplt failure. I think a contributing factor was the controller's failure to tell me about the closed airport and the tower controller clearing me to land when he didn't have me in sight. More vigilance from flight crews and better pilot/controller communication would have prevented this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR BE20 PLT ON A NO RADAR VISUAL APCH MAKES A WRONG ARPT APCH AND LNDG AT AN OLD CLOSED MIL ARPT INSTEAD OF THE PLANNED ARPT AT GPM.

Narrative: I DEPARTED SPRINGDALE, AR, FOR A FLT TO GRAND PRAIRIE, TX (GPM). WX WAS VFR BUT HAZY. AS THE FINAL APCH CTLR WAS VECTORING ME TO GPM, HE TOLD ME THERE WAS TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK POS, 2 MI AT 1600 FT (I WAS AT 2000 FT). ABOUT THAT TIME, THE AUTOPLT DISCONNECTED. CTLR ASKED IF I HAD THE TFC, I SAID NO. HE THEN ASKED ME IF I HAD THE ARPT, I SAID I SAW AN ARPT AT 12 O'CLOCK POS AND 3 OR 4 MI. HE SAID THAT WAS IT AND CLRED ME FOR A VISUAL, AND HANDED ME OFF TO THE TWR (NO RADAR). THE TWR CLRED ME TO LAND. AFTER LNDG THEY ASKED WHERE I WAS. I SAID ON THE RWY. THEY TOLD ME I WAS AT AN ARPT 3 MI AWAY. THAT WAS AN OLD MIL ARPT. I DEPARTED AND FLEW TO GPM. I BELIEVE THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF LNDG AT THE WRONG ARPT WAS MY ASSUMING I WAS WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DEALING WITH TFC CLOSE BY, AND DEALING WITH THE AUTOPLT FAILURE. I THINK A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE CTLR'S FAILURE TO TELL ME ABOUT THE CLOSED ARPT AND THE TWR CTLR CLRING ME TO LAND WHEN HE DIDN'T HAVE ME IN SIGHT. MORE VIGILANCE FROM FLT CREWS AND BETTER PLT/CTLR COM WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS.

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.