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GA small aircraft landed at the wrong airport at night. Wanted 2DT downtown but landed at okc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 197137 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : okc airport : 2dt |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : 2dt tower : okc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 507 flight time type : 168 |
| ASRS Report | 197137 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far 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:
Location: oklahoma city, 00AM, 12/91. Equipment on board: transponder and 1 navigation/communication. I notified approach approximately 14 mi northeast of downtown air park. I asked approach to direct me to the downtown airport. Shortly after crossing over the expressway airport the controller notified me 4 mi at 12 O'clock. The next transmission (I remember) he notified me that I was over the airport and did I see it! There was no airport below that I could see! I looked up and coming under the nose of the plane was the red lights of what I thought was downtown. I notified approach that I saw the airport and the controller terminated me! I then changed frequency to turn the runway lights; only to find they were already on! I didn't realize I overshot downtown till after I landed at will rogers! The only thing that could be seen at the downtown air park location was street lights and security lights. Nothing to indicate airport! With only 1 navigation/communication I couldn't turn on the runway lights (transmitter activated 122.8 dusk to dawn) and stay with approach! At will rogers there was only one runway with lights on and in the basic (north/south) direction of downtown air park! The controller asked 'do you see the airport.' my reply was yes (for the only airport to be seen was will rogers). My error was discovered after landing! I taxied to the main ramp and found the tower frequency; after notifying the tower I asked for departure to downtown air park!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA LANDED AT THE WRONG ARPT AT NIGHT. WANTED 2DT DOWNTOWN BUT LANDED AT OKC.
Narrative: LOCATION: OKLAHOMA CITY, 00AM, 12/91. EQUIP ON BOARD: TRANSPONDER AND 1 NAV/COM. I NOTIFIED APCH APPROX 14 MI NE OF DOWNTOWN AIR PARK. I ASKED APCH TO DIRECT ME TO THE DOWNTOWN ARPT. SHORTLY AFTER XING OVER THE EXPRESSWAY ARPT THE CTLR NOTIFIED ME 4 MI AT 12 O'CLOCK. THE NEXT XMISSION (I REMEMBER) HE NOTIFIED ME THAT I WAS OVER THE ARPT AND DID I SEE IT! THERE WAS NO ARPT BELOW THAT I COULD SEE! I LOOKED UP AND COMING UNDER THE NOSE OF THE PLANE WAS THE RED LIGHTS OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS DOWNTOWN. I NOTIFIED APCH THAT I SAW THE ARPT AND THE CTLR TERMINATED ME! I THEN CHANGED FREQ TO TURN THE RWY LIGHTS; ONLY TO FIND THEY WERE ALREADY ON! I DIDN'T REALIZE I OVERSHOT DOWNTOWN TILL AFTER I LANDED AT WILL ROGERS! THE ONLY THING THAT COULD BE SEEN AT THE DOWNTOWN AIR PARK LOCATION WAS STREET LIGHTS AND SECURITY LIGHTS. NOTHING TO INDICATE ARPT! WITH ONLY 1 NAV/COM I COULDN'T TURN ON THE RWY LIGHTS (XMITTER ACTIVATED 122.8 DUSK TO DAWN) AND STAY WITH APCH! AT WILL ROGERS THERE WAS ONLY ONE RWY WITH LIGHTS ON AND IN THE BASIC (N/S) DIRECTION OF DOWNTOWN AIR PARK! THE CTLR ASKED 'DO YOU SEE THE ARPT.' MY REPLY WAS YES (FOR THE ONLY ARPT TO BE SEEN WAS WILL ROGERS). MY ERROR WAS DISCOVERED AFTER LNDG! I TAXIED TO THE MAIN RAMP AND FOUND THE TWR FREQ; AFTER NOTIFYING THE TWR I ASKED FOR DEP TO DOWNTOWN AIR PARK!
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.