<< >> NASA ASRS Report 152467, July 1990

Small aircraft pilot departed home airport looking for fuel for cross-country as departure airport could provide fuel. Numerous airports are rejected upon approach due to closures. Reporter spots what he thinks is ixt, but it is, in reality, foe. Talks to one, lands at the other. Unauthorized landing. Approach to wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	152467
Time
Date	199007
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : foe
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : foe tower : ixd
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	152467
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Trying to find an airfield with fuel. On a flight from 2h2 to apa. First airport was closed for fuel (2h2). We took off for butler airport. It was closed for runway construction. I diverted to miami, ks. It was closed. I diverted to ottawa, ks. It was closed with debris and construction on runway. I turned north and saw an airport which I thought was johnson county. I contacted the tower at 10 mi and they cleared me for a straight in to 35. I was actually lined up with foe. At 5 mi out I was cleared for landing. Because of low fuel I continued my approach and landing to forbes field. Upon landing and taxiing to FBO, I contacted the tower by phone.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT DEPARTED HOME ARPT LOOKING FOR FUEL FOR CROSS-COUNTRY AS DEP ARPT COULD PROVIDE FUEL. NUMEROUS ARPTS ARE REJECTED UPON APCH DUE TO CLOSURES. REPORTER SPOTS WHAT HE THINKS IS IXT, BUT IT IS, IN REALITY, FOE. TALKS TO ONE, LANDS AT THE OTHER. UNAUTH LNDG. APCH TO WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: TRYING TO FIND AN AIRFIELD WITH FUEL. ON A FLT FROM 2H2 TO APA. FIRST ARPT WAS CLOSED FOR FUEL (2H2). WE TOOK OFF FOR BUTLER ARPT. IT WAS CLOSED FOR RWY CONSTRUCTION. I DIVERTED TO MIAMI, KS. IT WAS CLOSED. I DIVERTED TO OTTAWA, KS. IT WAS CLOSED WITH DEBRIS AND CONSTRUCTION ON RWY. I TURNED N AND SAW AN ARPT WHICH I THOUGHT WAS JOHNSON COUNTY. I CONTACTED THE TWR AT 10 MI AND THEY CLRED ME FOR A STRAIGHT IN TO 35. I WAS ACTUALLY LINED UP WITH FOE. AT 5 MI OUT I WAS CLRED FOR LNDG. BECAUSE OF LOW FUEL I CONTINUED MY APCH AND LNDG TO FORBES FIELD. UPON LNDG AND TAXIING TO FBO, I CONTACTED THE TWR BY PHONE.

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.