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Small transport pilot starts approach to wrong airport. Realizes error, contact tower again for radar vectors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 211223 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ffo airport : day |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ffo tower : day tower : pwk |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 211223 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was approaching day in contact with approach control (VFR). He (approach controller) announced day, I believe, at 1 O'clock and 5. Mistakenly, I idented ffo AFB as day and he released me. Momentarily, I headed toward ffo AFB. When I realized my confusion and checked with day tower -- who vectored me toward day. I do not believe I got more than about 1/2 mi off course (given by approach), but might have. This will be a serious lesson to me about identing right airport before accepting 'visual.' however, with 3 major airports within 10 mi, it probably would be a good idea to have approach or tower briefly monitor a recently released VFR flight. While with my experience I should have known better, it would have been a simple and possibly serious mistake for a newer pilot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT PLT STARTS APCH TO WRONG ARPT. REALIZES ERROR, CONTACT TWR AGAIN FOR RADAR VECTORS.
Narrative: I WAS APCHING DAY IN CONTACT WITH APCH CTL (VFR). HE (APCH CTLR) ANNOUNCED DAY, I BELIEVE, AT 1 O'CLOCK AND 5. MISTAKENLY, I IDENTED FFO AFB AS DAY AND HE RELEASED ME. MOMENTARILY, I HEADED TOWARD FFO AFB. WHEN I REALIZED MY CONFUSION AND CHKED WITH DAY TWR -- WHO VECTORED ME TOWARD DAY. I DO NOT BELIEVE I GOT MORE THAN ABOUT 1/2 MI OFF COURSE (GIVEN BY APCH), BUT MIGHT HAVE. THIS WILL BE A SERIOUS LESSON TO ME ABOUT IDENTING RIGHT ARPT BEFORE ACCEPTING 'VISUAL.' HOWEVER, WITH 3 MAJOR ARPTS WITHIN 10 MI, IT PROBABLY WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE APCH OR TWR BRIEFLY MONITOR A RECENTLY RELEASED VFR FLT. WHILE WITH MY EXPERIENCE I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE AND POSSIBLY SERIOUS MISTAKE FOR A NEWER PLT.
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.