Wrong airport approach in night operation.

Attributes
ACN	270220
Time
Date	199405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : efd airport : iah airport : efo
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah tower : efd tower : hou
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach : visual enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	270220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
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:

It was my leg, first officer. We thought we had efd and requested a visual approach to runway 17R. We contacted tower and were cleared to land 17R. In fact we were lined up for runway 17 at hou (hobby) field. ATC noticed our mistake and called efd tower who informed us of our error. We then turned left and made a right base to runway 17R at efd. We may have violated hobby's airspace, but we know of no other problems. The ILS for 35L at efd was turned on, so we had no navigator guidance to efd 17R. Also efd and hou are 5 mi apart.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG ARPT APCH IN NIGHT OP.

Narrative: IT WAS MY LEG, FO. WE THOUGHT WE HAD EFD AND REQUESTED A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 17R. WE CONTACTED TWR AND WERE CLRED TO LAND 17R. IN FACT WE WERE LINED UP FOR RWY 17 AT HOU (HOBBY) FIELD. ATC NOTICED OUR MISTAKE AND CALLED EFD TWR WHO INFORMED US OF OUR ERROR. WE THEN TURNED L AND MADE A R BASE TO RWY 17R AT EFD. WE MAY HAVE VIOLATED HOBBY'S AIRSPACE, BUT WE KNOW OF NO OTHER PROBS. THE ILS FOR 35L AT EFD WAS TURNED ON, SO WE HAD NO NAVIGATOR GUIDANCE TO EFD 17R. ALSO EFD AND HOU ARE 5 MI APART.

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.