Air carrier X visual approach made approach to wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	297645
Time
Date	199503
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	297645
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	297782
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Controller giving vectors to final kept asking air carrier X if we saw metropolitan runway 21R, we didn't and asked for high runway lights. He acknowledged request and again asked if we saw metropolitan. Moments later we saw what we thought was dtw runway 21R and accepted a visual. Calling the dtw tower we reported on final and tower said he thought we were aligned to land at willow run airport. We turned left and landed at dtw on runway 21R. It would seem that I shouldn't accept any visual approachs at airports I am not extremely familiar with no matter how many times the controller asks if we see the field/airport/runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X VISUAL APCH MADE APCH TO WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: CTLR GIVING VECTORS TO FINAL KEPT ASKING ACR X IF WE SAW METRO RWY 21R, WE DIDN'T AND ASKED FOR HIGH RWY LIGHTS. HE ACKNOWLEDGED REQUEST AND AGAIN ASKED IF WE SAW METRO. MOMENTS LATER WE SAW WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS DTW RWY 21R AND ACCEPTED A VISUAL. CALLING THE DTW TWR WE RPTED ON FINAL AND TWR SAID HE THOUGHT WE WERE ALIGNED TO LAND AT WILLOW RUN ARPT. WE TURNED L AND LANDED AT DTW ON RWY 21R. IT WOULD SEEM THAT I SHOULDN'T ACCEPT ANY VISUAL APCHS AT ARPTS I AM NOT EXTREMELY FAMILIAR WITH NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE CTLR ASKS IF WE SEE THE FIELD/ARPT/RWY.

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.