GA small aircraft wrong airport approach landing and go around at a controlled airport without conta...

Attributes
ACN	90953
Time
Date	198807
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : opf airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fll
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 63 flight time total : 3100
ASRS Report	90953
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a flight from homestead AFB to opa locka airport on 7/88 I landed at fll. I departed homestead and flew overhead tamiami airport at about 1500' contacting mia radio on 118.9. I then contacted my company on a UHF radio telling them I would be switching to opa locka airport frequencys. I was at about 1200' west of krome ave, a n-s road which is a good geographic reference point to stay clear of the mia TCA. I noted passing mia and then tuned to opa locka ATIS followed by tower. This was after the tower was closed but aircraft were calling in northwest of opa locka with their calls being made on opa locka tower frequency. I tuned in the ILS at opa locka on 110.5 just as a back up crosschecked the position of mia VOR which was to the left of the aircraft as I expected it would be and then picked up a set of VASI lights I thought to be opa locka runway 9L. I proceeded in mainly watching the VASI making calls on 120.7 and landed. Upon landing I saw large transport aircraft on the ground and saw towers to the left and recognized the airport as fll. I did a touch and go as I thought that would be the safest thing to do to get out of the area. After liftoff I contacted tower on 119.3 and turned southbound informing the tower what I had done and that my intention was to land at opa locka airport. When on the ground at opa locka I called fll tower and they informed me that a widebody transport was set around. He was landing from the opp direction runway 27R. I was flying a twin small transport at the time. I would like to note that the ILS for fll was 110.7. While I was not flying the ILS I was using it as a back up. The G/south flag was displayed but the localizer was offset 1/2 a ball to the left of centerline. This is an indication I would expect of an operational ILS. When the signal is no good the localizer is normally centered. This helped me to believe this was opa locka and not fll. Although I was diligent I was not diligent enough. I feel even greater xchking is necessary to avoid this situation in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA WRONG ARPT APCH LNDG AND GO AROUND AT A CONTROLLED ARPT WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR UNTIL IN THE AIR AFTER TOUCH AND GO. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF ARSA.

Narrative: WHILE ON A FLT FROM HOMESTEAD AFB TO OPA LOCKA ARPT ON 7/88 I LANDED AT FLL. I DEPARTED HOMESTEAD AND FLEW OVERHEAD TAMIAMI ARPT AT ABOUT 1500' CONTACTING MIA RADIO ON 118.9. I THEN CONTACTED MY COMPANY ON A UHF RADIO TELLING THEM I WOULD BE SWITCHING TO OPA LOCKA ARPT FREQS. I WAS AT ABOUT 1200' W OF KROME AVE, A N-S ROAD WHICH IS A GOOD GEOGRAPHIC REF POINT TO STAY CLR OF THE MIA TCA. I NOTED PASSING MIA AND THEN TUNED TO OPA LOCKA ATIS FOLLOWED BY TWR. THIS WAS AFTER THE TWR WAS CLOSED BUT ACFT WERE CALLING IN NW OF OPA LOCKA WITH THEIR CALLS BEING MADE ON OPA LOCKA TWR FREQ. I TUNED IN THE ILS AT OPA LOCKA ON 110.5 JUST AS A BACK UP XCHKED THE POS OF MIA VOR WHICH WAS TO THE LEFT OF THE ACFT AS I EXPECTED IT WOULD BE AND THEN PICKED UP A SET OF VASI LIGHTS I THOUGHT TO BE OPA LOCKA RWY 9L. I PROCEEDED IN MAINLY WATCHING THE VASI MAKING CALLS ON 120.7 AND LANDED. UPON LNDG I SAW LGT ACFT ON THE GND AND SAW TWRS TO THE LEFT AND RECOGNIZED THE ARPT AS FLL. I DID A TOUCH AND GO AS I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE SAFEST THING TO DO TO GET OUT OF THE AREA. AFTER LIFTOFF I CONTACTED TWR ON 119.3 AND TURNED SBND INFORMING THE TWR WHAT I HAD DONE AND THAT MY INTENTION WAS TO LAND AT OPA LOCKA ARPT. WHEN ON THE GND AT OPA LOCKA I CALLED FLL TWR AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT A WDB WAS SET AROUND. HE WAS LNDG FROM THE OPP DIRECTION RWY 27R. I WAS FLYING A TWIN SMT AT THE TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE ILS FOR FLL WAS 110.7. WHILE I WAS NOT FLYING THE ILS I WAS USING IT AS A BACK UP. THE G/S FLAG WAS DISPLAYED BUT THE LOC WAS OFFSET 1/2 A BALL TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THIS IS AN INDICATION I WOULD EXPECT OF AN OPERATIONAL ILS. WHEN THE SIGNAL IS NO GOOD THE LOC IS NORMALLY CENTERED. THIS HELPED ME TO BELIEVE THIS WAS OPA LOCKA AND NOT FLL. ALTHOUGH I WAS DILIGENT I WAS NOT DILIGENT ENOUGH. I FEEL EVEN GREATER XCHKING IS NECESSARY TO AVOID THIS SITUATION IN THE FUTURE.

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.

GA small aircraft wrong airport approach landing and go around at a controlled airport without contacting the tower until in the air after touch and go. Unauthorized penetration of arsa.