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Distracted by an apparent cool running cylinder; the pilot of an SR20 canceled his practice RNAV approach and was cleared for a visual approach to the airport. Inadvertently; he set up to land at a closer airport with a runway with a similar heading. ATC advised of the error and the pilot chose to make a precautionary landing at the second airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 882792 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SR20 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 8 Flight Crew Total 1821 Flight Crew Type 1500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Conditions were VFR; with light haze. I was doing a practice approach (no hood) on the RNAV/GPS approach for runway xx at ZZZ. I noticed that the egt in cylinder #6 was under 1000 degrees; which was about 350 degrees below the other cylinders. I advised approach that I had a 'minor' mechanical problem; and that I wanted to cancel the approach and go direct; and that I had the airport in sight. They approved my request; and turned me over to the tower. When I was about 2-3 miles from what I initially thought was runway xx; I realized that I was approaching ZZZ1 runway xy. Just as I discovered this; tower advised me that I was on approach to ZZZ1. I told them I would land there; and they approved. I landed routinely; and called the FSS to advise that I was on the ground safely. I was distracted by my concern about the low egt on cylinder #6; and didn't go through the normal routine of re-programming my GPS to go directly to ZZZ. Given that it was directing me to the approach fix; it wasn't useful in directing me to the airport. I believed I had ZZZ in sight; and wanted to focus on flying the plane; and the distraction caused me to make an error. Also; I had the multi-function display on the engine monitor page rather than the navigation page; which was another contributor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Distracted by an apparent cool running cylinder; the pilot of an SR20 canceled his practice RNAV approach and was cleared for a visual approach to the airport. Inadvertently; he set up to land at a closer airport with a runway with a similar heading. ATC advised of the error and the pilot chose to make a precautionary landing at the second airport.
Narrative: Conditions were VFR; with light haze. I was doing a practice approach (no hood) on the RNAV/GPS approach for Runway XX at ZZZ. I noticed that the EGT in cylinder #6 was under 1000 degrees; which was about 350 degrees below the other cylinders. I advised Approach that I had a 'minor' mechanical problem; and that I wanted to cancel the approach and go direct; and that I had the airport in sight. They approved my request; and turned me over to the Tower. When I was about 2-3 miles from what I initially thought was Runway XX; I realized that I was approaching ZZZ1 Runway XY. Just as I discovered this; Tower advised me that I was on approach to ZZZ1. I told them I would land there; and they approved. I landed routinely; and called the FSS to advise that I was on the ground safely. I was distracted by my concern about the low EGT on cylinder #6; and didn't go through the normal routine of re-programming my GPS to go directly to ZZZ. Given that it was directing me to the approach fix; it wasn't useful in directing me to the airport. I believed I had ZZZ in sight; and wanted to focus on flying the plane; and the distraction caused me to make an error. Also; I had the multi-function display on the engine monitor page rather than the NAV page; which was another contributor.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.