Air carrier flight crew starts approach to wrong airport. Recognizes error, corrects.

Attributes
ACN	147368
Time
Date	199005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : njp
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl tower : ttn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5600
ASRS Report	147368
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was not paying enough attention to the situation probably because of complacency and the early nature of this trip (am check-in time). We were cleared for a visibility approach into trenton, nj, and I mistakingly mistook warminster nadc airport for trenton. When we descended to about 2000' MSL, the first officer realized that it was the wrong airport and began the necessary correction. Also trenton tower turned us back over to phila approach who also had noticed that we were headed for the wrong airport. We turned and landed at trenton with no further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CREW STARTS APCH TO WRONG ARPT. RECOGNIZES ERROR, CORRECTS.

Narrative: I WAS NOT PAYING ENOUGH ATTN TO THE SITUATION PROBABLY BECAUSE OF COMPLACENCY AND THE EARLY NATURE OF THIS TRIP (AM CHK-IN TIME). WE WERE CLRED FOR A VIS APCH INTO TRENTON, NJ, AND I MISTAKINGLY MISTOOK WARMINSTER NADC ARPT FOR TRENTON. WHEN WE DSNDED TO ABOUT 2000' MSL, THE F/O REALIZED THAT IT WAS THE WRONG ARPT AND BEGAN THE NECESSARY CORRECTION. ALSO TRENTON TWR TURNED US BACK OVER TO PHILA APCH WHO ALSO HAD NOTICED THAT WE WERE HEADED FOR THE WRONG ARPT. WE TURNED AND LANDED AT TRENTON WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.