Pilot of small aircraft on approach to dwh given wrong tower frequency.

Attributes
ACN	117076
Time
Date	198907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dwh
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1040 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	117076
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Houston approach vectored me to the localizer at dwh then advised contact tower on 126.2(?) which I repeated back. Called 'hooker tower, small aircraft xx'. Tower: 'say position xx'. '6 north on the localizer'. Tower: 'are you landing on 22?' 'I'm lined up on 17 but I'll take any runway. Tower: 'cleared for 22.' (I checked approach plate and found no runway 22 and noted frequency was different. Asked tower if was dwh, replied 'ellington tower'. Changed frequency to dwh who cleared me to land without incident from about 4 mi out on runway 17R. This is the 2ND time in 2 months I have been handed off to wrong airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ON APCH TO DWH GIVEN WRONG TWR FREQ.

Narrative: HOUSTON APCH VECTORED ME TO THE LOC AT DWH THEN ADVISED CONTACT TWR ON 126.2(?) WHICH I REPEATED BACK. CALLED 'HOOKER TWR, SMA XX'. TWR: 'SAY POSITION XX'. '6 NORTH ON THE LOC'. TWR: 'ARE YOU LNDG ON 22?' 'I'M LINED UP ON 17 BUT I'LL TAKE ANY RWY. TWR: 'CLRED FOR 22.' (I CHECKED APCH PLATE AND FOUND NO RWY 22 AND NOTED FREQ WAS DIFFERENT. ASKED TWR IF WAS DWH, REPLIED 'ELLINGTON TWR'. CHANGED FREQ TO DWH WHO CLRED ME TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT FROM ABOUT 4 MI OUT ON RWY 17R. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN 2 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HANDED OFF TO WRONG ARPT.

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.