Narrative:

On first instrument approach with a new first officer, I landed at WO3 which is 4+ miles short of rwi (and directly beneath the final approach course of the ILS4 I was conducting). It was impossible to conduct a standardized approach because the first officer couldn't hear my instructions (or calls from ATC) because of a poor quality headset. We broke out at 1500' AGL plus or minus; I put on the windshield wipers; saw runway 4 (which was actually runway 3 at the wrong airport); transitioned to the VASI immediately and landed. The first officer's DME was out; his flight dir was showing a wrong indication earlier, my GS was erratic. I asked him to perform the landing checklist; he didn't hear me. He did tell me that we had passed 'jambe' which is co-located at WO3; so I had (by the first officer) confirmed that 'jambe' was behind us, and thus, WO3.but it was in front of us we landed at the wrong airport-WO3. I, then, called dispatch. They dispatched me on to rwl, which I did. (Dispatch should not have dispatched me and I should not have accepted the release, but I did not know it at the time. Supplemental information from acn #87029: this was only the captain's second landing at rwi. Both fields were uncontrolled and lighted which could make this situation easily happen again. A passenger stated he was a private pilot from that area and this happened at these two airports quite frequently with other private pilots.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT WRONG ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: ON FIRST INSTRUMENT APCH WITH A NEW F/O, I LANDED AT WO3 WHICH IS 4+ MILES SHORT OF RWI (AND DIRECTLY BENEATH THE FINAL APCH COURSE OF THE ILS4 I WAS CONDUCTING). IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONDUCT A STANDARDIZED APCH BECAUSE THE F/O COULDN'T HEAR MY INSTRUCTIONS (OR CALLS FROM ATC) BECAUSE OF A POOR QUALITY HEADSET. WE BROKE OUT AT 1500' AGL PLUS OR MINUS; I PUT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS; SAW RWY 4 (WHICH WAS ACTUALLY RWY 3 AT THE WRONG ARPT); TRANSITIONED TO THE VASI IMMEDIATELY AND LANDED. THE F/O'S DME WAS OUT; HIS FLT DIR WAS SHOWING A WRONG INDICATION EARLIER, MY GS WAS ERRATIC. I ASKED HIM TO PERFORM THE LNDG CHECKLIST; HE DIDN'T HEAR ME. HE DID TELL ME THAT WE HAD PASSED 'JAMBE' WHICH IS CO-LOCATED AT WO3; SO I HAD (BY THE F/O) CONFIRMED THAT 'JAMBE' WAS BEHIND US, AND THUS, WO3.BUT IT WAS IN FRONT OF US WE LANDED AT THE WRONG ARPT-WO3. I, THEN, CALLED DISPATCH. THEY DISPATCHED ME ON TO RWL, WHICH I DID. (DISPATCH SHOULD NOT HAVE DISPATCHED ME AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED THE RELEASE, BUT I DID NOT KNOW IT AT THE TIME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN #87029: THIS WAS ONLY THE CAPT'S SECOND LNDG AT RWI. BOTH FIELDS WERE UNCONTROLLED AND LIGHTED WHICH COULD MAKE THIS SITUATION EASILY HAPPEN AGAIN. A PASSENGER STATED HE WAS A PRIVATE PLT FROM THAT AREA AND THIS HAPPENED AT THESE TWO ARPTS QUITE FREQUENTLY WITH OTHER PRIVATE PLTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.