Narrative:

On oct/sun/91 I was on a VFR cross country flight from millville to N81 to N44. I planned to use VOR and it was my first flight using instruments, I planned to use coyle VOR for course guidance and I had confused the coyle VOR frequency of 113.4 with mcguire frequency of 110.6 around the area of chatsworth. I couldn't identify the morse code correctly and in this moment I thought that I was in a correct way, after 5 mins or less I changed my heading to the east because I knew that something wrong had happened. I saw 1 airport and I thought that was N44 and I spoke with them about my situation and intentions, 10 mi out, 5 mi, and 1 mi out. I requested for runway in use and they answered me runway 06. It's a big coincidence because the 2 airports have the same numbers in the runways and they are very close. I heard on the radio that some helicopter was doing patterns and I saw the aircraft but when I was over the field I saw 2 runways and entrench airport without people and airplanes and 2 big hangars. I tried to land to think and look over my chart and papers but in this moment I was very confused and 2 cars came toward me and I had a bad reaction and took off for departure. Near the airport, when I was in downwind parallel to runway 06 was 1 military helicopter flying beside me on my left side. I thought that they wanted to say to me that I was in a military zone and I had to go out and leave the area. I'm very worried about this and serious I'm sorry. I hope that you understand my problem and please that it doesn't become bigger.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ROTARY WINGED TFC MAKES AN UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE IN PROX OF ATA.

Narrative: ON OCT/SUN/91 I WAS ON A VFR XCOUNTRY FLT FROM MILLVILLE TO N81 TO N44. I PLANNED TO USE VOR AND IT WAS MY FIRST FLT USING INSTS, I PLANNED TO USE COYLE VOR FOR COURSE GUIDANCE AND I HAD CONFUSED THE COYLE VOR FREQ OF 113.4 WITH MCGUIRE FREQ OF 110.6 AROUND THE AREA OF CHATSWORTH. I COULDN'T IDENT THE MORSE CODE CORRECTLY AND IN THIS MOMENT I THOUGHT THAT I WAS IN A CORRECT WAY, AFTER 5 MINS OR LESS I CHANGED MY HDG TO THE E BECAUSE I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WRONG HAD HAPPENED. I SAW 1 ARPT AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS N44 AND I SPOKE WITH THEM ABOUT MY SITUATION AND INTENTIONS, 10 MI OUT, 5 MI, AND 1 MI OUT. I REQUESTED FOR RWY IN USE AND THEY ANSWERED ME RWY 06. IT'S A BIG COINCIDENCE BECAUSE THE 2 ARPTS HAVE THE SAME NUMBERS IN THE RWYS AND THEY ARE VERY CLOSE. I HEARD ON THE RADIO THAT SOME HELI WAS DOING PATTERNS AND I SAW THE ACFT BUT WHEN I WAS OVER THE FIELD I SAW 2 RWYS AND ENTRENCH ARPT WITHOUT PEOPLE AND AIRPLANES AND 2 BIG HANGARS. I TRIED TO LAND TO THINK AND LOOK OVER MY CHART AND PAPERS BUT IN THIS MOMENT I WAS VERY CONFUSED AND 2 CARS CAME TOWARD ME AND I HAD A BAD REACTION AND TOOK OFF FOR DEP. NEAR THE ARPT, WHEN I WAS IN DOWNWIND PARALLEL TO RWY 06 WAS 1 MIL HELI FLYING BESIDE ME ON MY L SIDE. I THOUGHT THAT THEY WANTED TO SAY TO ME THAT I WAS IN A MIL ZONE AND I HAD TO GO OUT AND LEAVE THE AREA. I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS AND SERIOUS I'M SORRY. I HOPE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND MY PROBLEM AND PLEASE THAT IT DOESN'T BECOME BIGGER.

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.