GA small aircraft wrong airport approach landing.

Attributes
ACN	100782
Time
Date	198812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : njp airport : pne
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	100782
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was VFR on an approach to pne. Approaching from the north, I contacted pne tower abeam the ard VOR with information hotel. I was told to call abeam the race track for landing straight in on runway 24. Seeing what I thought was the runway ahead, I called the pne tower and told them I was on a 3 mi final, whereupon I was cleared to land. Upon landing I discovered I had landed at warminster airport. Nadc PA. Using the pne VOR alone was not enough to assure the location of pne. The L4 ILS should also have been used. Also the only race track shown on the pnl TCA map is on approach to warminster airport. It would also help if they would paint navy at the beginning of the runways at warminster. I was also in a hurry to pick up my friend and return to princeton because I also had a business appointment to go to.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA WRONG ARPT APCH LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS VFR ON AN APCH TO PNE. APCHING FROM THE N, I CONTACTED PNE TWR ABEAM THE ARD VOR WITH INFO HOTEL. I WAS TOLD TO CALL ABEAM THE RACE TRACK FOR LNDG STRAIGHT IN ON RWY 24. SEEING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE RWY AHEAD, I CALLED THE PNE TWR AND TOLD THEM I WAS ON A 3 MI FINAL, WHEREUPON I WAS CLRED TO LAND. UPON LNDG I DISCOVERED I HAD LANDED AT WARMINSTER ARPT. NADC PA. USING THE PNE VOR ALONE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO ASSURE THE LOCATION OF PNE. THE L4 ILS SHOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN USED. ALSO THE ONLY RACE TRACK SHOWN ON THE PNL TCA MAP IS ON APCH TO WARMINSTER ARPT. IT WOULD ALSO HELP IF THEY WOULD PAINT NAVY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RWYS AT WARMINSTER. I WAS ALSO IN A HURRY TO PICK UP MY FRIEND AND RETURN TO PRINCETON BECAUSE I ALSO HAD A BUSINESS APPOINTMENT TO GO TO.

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.