Commuter light transport wrong airport landing from a night visual approach.

Attributes
ACN	143980
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stf airport : gtr
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 8300 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	143980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 74 flight time total : 1606 flight time type : 62
ASRS Report	144176
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On an IFR flight from mem to gtr I inadvertently landed at stf. Conditions were VFR, and ZME had reported the airport at 12 O'clock. I observed an airport beacon, and called the airport in sight. As we descended to 2000', center lost radar contact and I cancelled IFR. The first officer and I both brought the localizer frequency up to active. We did not receive a localizer signal, but we did get a G/south. The first officer said, 'it doesn't look right,' however I continued the landing. Upon landing we discovered that we had landed at stf which is approximately 5 mi west of gtr. Contributing factors: the first officer was new and had not been to gtr previously, I had been on duty since XX30 that morning and was tired, and I had not been to gtr for over 1 yr, and I failed to follow company procedures. Supplemental information from acn 144176: I told the captain at least twice that it didn't look right and asked if he was sure that this was the right runway and the right airport. We commenced a 180 degree turn on the runway, completed all appropriate checklists, recalculated takeoff performance criteria and took off and landed west/O further incident at gtr. The captain was visibly tired.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT WRONG ARPT LNDG FROM A NIGHT VISUAL APCH.

Narrative: ON AN IFR FLT FROM MEM TO GTR I INADVERTENTLY LANDED AT STF. CONDITIONS WERE VFR, AND ZME HAD RPTED THE ARPT AT 12 O'CLOCK. I OBSERVED AN ARPT BEACON, AND CALLED THE ARPT IN SIGHT. AS WE DSNDED TO 2000', CENTER LOST RADAR CONTACT AND I CANCELLED IFR. THE F/O AND I BOTH BROUGHT THE LOC FREQ UP TO ACTIVE. WE DID NOT RECEIVE A LOC SIGNAL, BUT WE DID GET A G/S. THE F/O SAID, 'IT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT,' HOWEVER I CONTINUED THE LNDG. UPON LNDG WE DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD LANDED AT STF WHICH IS APPROX 5 MI W OF GTR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE F/O WAS NEW AND HAD NOT BEEN TO GTR PREVIOUSLY, I HAD BEEN ON DUTY SINCE XX30 THAT MORNING AND WAS TIRED, AND I HAD NOT BEEN TO GTR FOR OVER 1 YR, AND I FAILED TO FOLLOW COMPANY PROCS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 144176: I TOLD THE CAPT AT LEAST TWICE THAT IT DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT AND ASKED IF HE WAS SURE THAT THIS WAS THE RIGHT RWY AND THE RIGHT ARPT. WE COMMENCED A 180 DEG TURN ON THE RWY, COMPLETED ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS, RECALCULATED TKOF PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND TOOK OFF AND LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT AT GTR. THE CAPT WAS VISIBLY TIRED.

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.