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A tower controller observed an aircraft cleared for a visual approach making the approach to the wrong airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1439056 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MYF.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (mon) 6 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Aircraft X checked in on the visual approach a lot further away from the airport than most aircraft; which I made mental note of immediately. I observed aircraft X descending rapidly as if he was trying to make a descent into see airport instead of myf. I issued a low altitude alert; and asked the pilot to verify he had myf in sight and gave the pilot position of both see and myf. The pilot stated he was looking at the wrong airport. I asked the pilot if he had myf in sight and the pilot responded negative. I then coordinated with TRACON and asked if I should switch aircraft X to one of their sectors; and switched the aircraft back to TRACON. The aircraft was barely above see delta airspace and well below the minimum vectoring altitude (MVA) on an improper clearance without myf in sight.ensure TRACON controller is aware of the proper procedures for a visual approach when multiple airports are in close proximity. Pilot must be informed of the position of all airports and asked to report the airport of intended landing in sight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Tower Controller observed an aircraft cleared for a Visual Approach making the approach to the wrong airport.
Narrative: Aircraft X checked in on the visual approach a lot further away from the airport than most aircraft; which I made mental note of immediately. I observed aircraft X descending rapidly as if he was trying to make a descent into SEE airport instead of MYF. I issued a low altitude alert; and asked the pilot to verify he had MYF in sight and gave the pilot position of both SEE and MYF. The pilot stated he was looking at the wrong airport. I asked the pilot if he had MYF in sight and the pilot responded negative. I then coordinated with TRACON and asked if I should switch aircraft X to one of their sectors; and switched the aircraft back to TRACON. The aircraft was barely above SEE Delta Airspace and well below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA) on an improper clearance without MYF in sight.Ensure TRACON controller is aware of the proper procedures for a visual approach when multiple airports are in close proximity. Pilot must be informed of the position of all airports and asked to report the airport of intended landing in sight.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.