Wrong airport approach by air carrier medium large transport crew.

Attributes
ACN	245402
Time
Date	199307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dma airport : tus
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1300 agl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : dma tracon : tus
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	245402
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera 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:

I accepted a visual approach from ATC for tus international and lined up for landing at davis monthan AFB. At about 1300 ft AGL we realized our error. ATC also broadcast missed approach instructions and vectors for tus. No traffic was reported in dma air traffic area area. Missed approach and landing at tus were uneventful. Contributing factors: fatigue -- 5TH day of a 6-DAY trip for both crew members. Failure of PF to xref visual approach with available navaids, although ILS runway 11L was tuned in on both receivers in cockpit. Human performance: fatigue on part of captain, poor rest on previous 2 nights. Captain had flown into tus many times in past and was familiar with the 2 airports. In a rush to descend from approach altitude he misidented the landing airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG ARPT APCH BY ACR MLG CREW.

Narrative: I ACCEPTED A VISUAL APCH FROM ATC FOR TUS INTL AND LINED UP FOR LNDG AT DAVIS MONTHAN AFB. AT ABOUT 1300 FT AGL WE REALIZED OUR ERROR. ATC ALSO BROADCAST MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS AND VECTORS FOR TUS. NO TFC WAS RPTED IN DMA ATA AREA. MISSED APCH AND LNDG AT TUS WERE UNEVENTFUL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FATIGUE -- 5TH DAY OF A 6-DAY TRIP FOR BOTH CREW MEMBERS. FAILURE OF PF TO XREF VISUAL APCH WITH AVAILABLE NAVAIDS, ALTHOUGH ILS RWY 11L WAS TUNED IN ON BOTH RECEIVERS IN COCKPIT. HUMAN PERFORMANCE: FATIGUE ON PART OF CAPT, POOR REST ON PREVIOUS 2 NIGHTS. CAPT HAD FLOWN INTO TUS MANY TIMES IN PAST AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE 2 ARPTS. IN A RUSH TO DSND FROM APCH ALT HE MISIDENTED THE LNDG ARPT.

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.