Pilot of light aircraft in IFR flight experiences an equipment problem, declares an emergency, and is vectored to airport with a closed runway but given tower frequency of an airport 30 mi away.

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Attributes
ACN	118816
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : osh airport : fld
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 61 flight time total : 371 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	118816
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Departing oshkosh eaa annual convention on IFR flight plan. Vectored south by chicago center on 135.55. Vacuum failure at 7600'. Cruise climb to 9000'. 12 mi southwest of fld contacted chicago center. Declared emergency. Vectored to fld by chicago center and given frequency of approach facility of 126.60. Approach personnel on 126.60 requested landing light, rock wings and report position. Complied with above for approach at runway 36 and landed without incident. FAA personnel on site informed me I landed on closed runway due to double fatality within previous hour (wreckage of fatal crash 1/2 mi from approach end of runway 36). What happened! Chicago center gave me radar vectors to fld and approach frequency (126.6) for osh (oshkosh) 30 mi north. Osh has same runway confign as fld (18-36/9-27). FSDO personnel investigated and prepared report. Conclusion: case closed, human error!?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LIGHT ACFT IN IFR FLT EXPERIENCES AN EQUIPMENT PROBLEM, DECLARES AN EMERGENCY, AND IS VECTORED TO ARPT WITH A CLOSED RWY BUT GIVEN TWR FREQ OF AN ARPT 30 MI AWAY.

Narrative: DEPARTING OSHKOSH EAA ANNUAL CONVENTION ON IFR FLT PLAN. VECTORED S BY CHICAGO CENTER ON 135.55. VACUUM FAILURE AT 7600'. CRUISE CLIMB TO 9000'. 12 MI SW OF FLD CONTACTED CHICAGO CENTER. DECLARED EMER. VECTORED TO FLD BY CHICAGO CENTER AND GIVEN FREQ OF APCH FAC OF 126.60. APCH PERSONNEL ON 126.60 REQUESTED LNDG LIGHT, ROCK WINGS AND REPORT POSITION. COMPLIED WITH ABOVE FOR APCH AT RWY 36 AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FAA PERSONNEL ON SITE INFORMED ME I LANDED ON CLOSED RWY DUE TO DOUBLE FATALITY WITHIN PREVIOUS HOUR (WRECKAGE OF FATAL CRASH 1/2 MI FROM APCH END OF RWY 36). WHAT HAPPENED! CHICAGO CENTER GAVE ME RADAR VECTORS TO FLD AND APCH FREQ (126.6) FOR OSH (OSHKOSH) 30 MI N. OSH HAS SAME RWY CONFIGN AS FLD (18-36/9-27). FSDO PERSONNEL INVESTIGATED AND PREPARED REPORT. CONCLUSION: CASE CLOSED, HUMAN ERROR!?

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.