Wrong airport approach commenced, recognized and missed approach executed.

Attributes
ACN	204739
Time
Date	199203
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wrb
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mcn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	294739
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented 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:

On mar/tues/92 at AM00 local time, I was working a flight from wrb to cef. Shortly after takeoff, on climb out we got a fire warning bell, but no fire warning light (aircraft was an large transport). We suspected that this was a false warning, which in fact it later turned out to be, but the captain elected to return to wrb. I notified macon approach of our intentions and they assigned us a return heading and clearance to descend . They also advised us to 'report the airport in sight.' on descent, we were extremely busy completing our checklists, when both the captain and I saw what we believed to be the destination airport. We reported that airport in sight and received clearance for a visual approach to warner robins AFB. In fact that we were looking at was the herbert west. Smart airport. Which also has a very long, wide runway. We had already commenced a visual approach to herbert west smart. So we 'went around' and an uneventful landing was made at wrb.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG ARPT APCH COMMENCED, RECOGNIZED AND MISSED APCH EXECUTED.

Narrative: ON MAR/TUES/92 AT AM00 LCL TIME, I WAS WORKING A FLT FROM WRB TO CEF. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, ON CLBOUT WE GOT A FIRE WARNING BELL, BUT NO FIRE WARNING LIGHT (ACFT WAS AN LGT). WE SUSPECTED THAT THIS WAS A FALSE WARNING, WHICH IN FACT IT LATER TURNED OUT TO BE, BUT THE CAPT ELECTED TO RETURN TO WRB. I NOTIFIED MACON APCH OF OUR INTENTIONS AND THEY ASSIGNED US A RETURN HDG AND CLRNC TO DSND . THEY ALSO ADVISED US TO 'RPT THE ARPT IN SIGHT.' ON DSCNT, WE WERE EXTREMELY BUSY COMPLETING OUR CHKLISTS, WHEN BOTH THE CAPT AND I SAW WHAT WE BELIEVED TO BE THE DEST ARPT. WE RPTED THAT ARPT IN SIGHT AND RECEIVED CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH TO WARNER ROBINS AFB. IN FACT THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT WAS THE HERBERT W. SMART ARPT. WHICH ALSO HAS A VERY LONG, WIDE RWY. WE HAD ALREADY COMMENCED A VISUAL APCH TO HERBERT W SMART. SO WE 'WENT AROUND' AND AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE AT WRB.

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.