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Low time private pilot on VFR cross country practice flight overruns intended destination and makes unauthorized landing at controlled airport thinking it is intended destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 136731 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bfd airport : buf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : buf tower : jfk |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 120 flight time type : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 136731 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landed at buf without ATC clearance. Believing I was landing at bfd airport, after receiving landing clearance from bradford FSS (to runway 23 altimeter setting and winds at 14 KTS). Problem arose when I was over bradford area and ran into haze over the area and passed the airport, unable to use the VOR at bradford I kept flying on course not realizing that I was past it. Another contributing factor is that this was my first x-country in the north, all my other flying had been done in florida. I didn't discover I had made an error until I was on the ground. I landed on runway 23, pulled off to the taxiway, stopped, put my flaps up, looked out the cockpit and saw a building saying buffalo. I looked at the tower and they were shooting a red light in my direction, and I knew that it must be for me. At that time a truck came and assisted me to the parking area. As far as prevention: I believe that my next flts will be with an instructor for the near future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW TIME PRIVATE PLT ON VFR CROSS COUNTRY PRACTICE FLT OVERRUNS INTENDED DESTINATION AND MAKES UNAUTH LNDG AT CONTROLLED ARPT THINKING IT IS INTENDED DESTINATION.
Narrative: LANDED AT BUF WITHOUT ATC CLRNC. BELIEVING I WAS LNDG AT BFD ARPT, AFTER RECEIVING LNDG CLRNC FROM BRADFORD FSS (TO RWY 23 ALTIMETER SETTING AND WINDS AT 14 KTS). PROBLEM AROSE WHEN I WAS OVER BRADFORD AREA AND RAN INTO HAZE OVER THE AREA AND PASSED THE ARPT, UNABLE TO USE THE VOR AT BRADFORD I KEPT FLYING ON COURSE NOT REALIZING THAT I WAS PAST IT. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THAT THIS WAS MY FIRST X-COUNTRY IN THE NORTH, ALL MY OTHER FLYING HAD BEEN DONE IN FLORIDA. I DIDN'T DISCOVER I HAD MADE AN ERROR UNTIL I WAS ON THE GND. I LANDED ON RWY 23, PULLED OFF TO THE TXWY, STOPPED, PUT MY FLAPS UP, LOOKED OUT THE COCKPIT AND SAW A BUILDING SAYING BUFFALO. I LOOKED AT THE TWR AND THEY WERE SHOOTING A RED LIGHT IN MY DIRECTION, AND I KNEW THAT IT MUST BE FOR ME. AT THAT TIME A TRUCK CAME AND ASSISTED ME TO THE PARKING AREA. AS FAR AS PREVENTION: I BELIEVE THAT MY NEXT FLTS WILL BE WITH AN INSTRUCTOR FOR THE NEAR FUTURE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.