Small aircraft pilot lands wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	156443
Time
Date	199009
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hif
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hif
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 970
ASRS Report	156443
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
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 VFR flight from billings mt, to las vegas, nv, I decided to make a comfort stop for one of my passengers at ogden-hinckley airport. 35 NM from the north of the salt lake city TCA, I radioed approach control and received a squawk code. I was cleared to descend and did so while being vectored towards my destination. Approximately 10 mi out I thought I had the field in sight and informed approach, 'field in sight.' a high concentration of lights makes if hard to discriminate ogden-hinckley and hill AFB at night. Salt lake approach handed me off to the tower at ogden hinckley field, they instructed me to make a left downwind entry for runway 34. I made a turn so as to parallel the course downwind and began running through the before landing checklist. Shortly thereafter I began descent to land at what I thought was ogden-hickley, as I turned for final approach I received 'cleared to land' from ogden-hickley tower, during my roll out during landing I was asked to say position. Unfortunately I had arrived at hill AFB.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDS WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: ON AN VFR FLT FROM BILLINGS MT, TO LAS VEGAS, NV, I DECIDED TO MAKE A COMFORT STOP FOR ONE OF MY PAXS AT OGDEN-HINCKLEY ARPT. 35 NM FROM THE N OF THE SALT LAKE CITY TCA, I RADIOED APCH CTL AND RECEIVED A SQUAWK CODE. I WAS CLRED TO DSND AND DID SO WHILE BEING VECTORED TOWARDS MY DEST. APPROX 10 MI OUT I THOUGHT I HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND INFORMED APCH, 'FIELD IN SIGHT.' A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF LIGHTS MAKES IF HARD TO DISCRIMINATE OGDEN-HINCKLEY AND HILL AFB AT NIGHT. SALT LAKE APCH HANDED ME OFF TO THE TWR AT OGDEN HINCKLEY FIELD, THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO MAKE A L DOWNWIND ENTRY FOR RWY 34. I MADE A TURN SO AS TO PARALLEL THE COURSE DOWNWIND AND BEGAN RUNNING THROUGH THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I BEGAN DSNT TO LAND AT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS OGDEN-HICKLEY, AS I TURNED FOR FINAL APCH I RECEIVED 'CLRED TO LAND' FROM OGDEN-HICKLEY TWR, DURING MY ROLL OUT DURING LNDG I WAS ASKED TO SAY POS. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD ARRIVED AT HILL AFB.

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.