When cleared for visual approach, small transport landed at yip instead of dtw.

Attributes
ACN	89265
Time
Date	198806
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yip airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw tower : yip
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1700
ASRS Report	89265
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While being vectored for a visual approach into dtw runway 3R. I, the PIC, incorrectly idented willow run airport for dtw. While trying to verify that it was dtw, I asked the tower operator at dtw to bring the runway 34 runway lights up. At that time, I believe that the runway light that I was looking at did increase in intensity and continued my approach. The approach and landing were made at willow run airport instead of dtw.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHEN CLEARED FOR VISUAL APCH, SMT LANDED AT YIP INSTEAD OF DTW.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH INTO DTW RWY 3R. I, THE PIC, INCORRECTLY IDENTED WILLOW RUN ARPT FOR DTW. WHILE TRYING TO VERIFY THAT IT WAS DTW, I ASKED THE TWR OPERATOR AT DTW TO BRING THE RWY 34 RWY LIGHTS UP. AT THAT TIME, I BELIEVE THAT THE RWY LIGHT THAT I WAS LOOKING AT DID INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND CONTINUED MY APCH. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE MADE AT WILLOW RUN ARPT INSTEAD OF DTW.

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.