Cleared for visual approach to sdm and lined up with mmtj runway 27.

Attributes
ACN	98672
Time
Date	198811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mmtj airport : sdm
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sdm tower : mmtj tower : mgw
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 21000
ASRS Report	98672
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

We were cleared for a visual approach by sdm tower to runway 26R at san diego brown field (sdm). We inadvertently turned final for runway 27 at tijuana (mmtj). Brown tower advised us that we were on final for runway 27 at tijuana. We executed an immediate go around entered left base for runway 26R and landed at sdm without further incident. We were advised on departure from sdm ground control that they had coordination with mmtj tower and that this would not constitute a violation due to the frequency of this type of occurrence. Contributing factors to this occurrence were haze, light conditions, and the close proximity of the 2 airports concerned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLEARED FOR VISUAL APCH TO SDM AND LINED UP WITH MMTJ RWY 27.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH BY SDM TWR TO RWY 26R AT SAN DIEGO BROWN FIELD (SDM). WE INADVERTENTLY TURNED FINAL FOR RWY 27 AT TIJUANA (MMTJ). BROWN TWR ADVISED US THAT WE WERE ON FINAL FOR RWY 27 AT TIJUANA. WE EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE GO AROUND ENTERED LEFT BASE FOR RWY 26R AND LANDED AT SDM WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WE WERE ADVISED ON DEP FROM SDM GND CTL THAT THEY HAD COORD WITH MMTJ TWR AND THAT THIS WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS OCCURRENCE WERE HAZE, LIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE CLOSE PROX OF THE 2 ARPTS CONCERNED.

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.