Narrative:

While en route from gulfport, ms, to lake charles, la, in VFR conditions approach control gave us a descent to 1500 ft. Once we were level at 1500 ft approach called the airport at 1-2 O'clock. We turned about 7 mi final after we were cleared for the visual. Once on final we noticed that our back course didn't come alive and the NDB needle was off to the left. At this time we realized that we had turned final for lake charles chennault industrial instead of lake charles regional. As we started to brake off the approach, regional's tower called and informed us that we were lined up for the wrong airport. We landed at lake charles regional without incident. This situation would have been avoided if when approach called the airport it would have mentioned the other airport. The airports are about 3 mi apart and have similar runways. We broke off our approach to chennault at about 5 mi and while we were still at 1500 ft. At no time were we in conflict with any other aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INITIAL LINE UP FOR WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM GULFPORT, MS, TO LAKE CHARLES, LA, IN VFR CONDITIONS APCH CTL GAVE US A DSCNT TO 1500 FT. ONCE WE WERE LEVEL AT 1500 FT APCH CALLED THE ARPT AT 1-2 O'CLOCK. WE TURNED ABOUT 7 MI FINAL AFTER WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL. ONCE ON FINAL WE NOTICED THAT OUR BACK COURSE DIDN'T COME ALIVE AND THE NDB NEEDLE WAS OFF TO THE L. AT THIS TIME WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD TURNED FINAL FOR LAKE CHARLES CHENNAULT INDUSTRIAL INSTEAD OF LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL. AS WE STARTED TO BRAKE OFF THE APCH, REGIONAL'S TWR CALLED AND INFORMED US THAT WE WERE LINED UP FOR THE WRONG ARPT. WE LANDED AT LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS SIT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WHEN APCH CALLED THE ARPT IT WOULD HAVE MENTIONED THE OTHER ARPT. THE ARPTS ARE ABOUT 3 MI APART AND HAVE SIMILAR RWYS. WE BROKE OFF OUR APCH TO CHENNAULT AT ABOUT 5 MI AND WHILE WE WERE STILL AT 1500 FT. AT NO TIME WERE WE IN CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ACFT.

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.