Wrong airport visual approach by air carrier light transport.

Attributes
ACN	309270
Time
Date	199507
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : act
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2600 msl bound upper : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : act
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	309270
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed tpl approximately 35 mi south of destination, act. WX clear, good visibility. Descending from 6000 ft MSL. Act approach told us to call act airport in sight, airport 12 O'clock. The captain told me he had the airport in sight 12 O'clock. I saw an airport, 12 O'clock, 2 mi. Reported airport in sight to approach. Approach told us to contact act tower. We called act tower and were told to report right downwind for runway 19. I told act tower that we are on a right downwind for runway 19 now. We were high on downwind descending through 3000 ft while turning base. Reported to act tower turning base. Tower told us to continue downwind. We responded we are on base approaching final. Tower said 'is your position 6 mi southwest of the field?' I responded '6 mi north of field, turning final.' tower told us 'that is mcgreggor airport, turn left, enter downwind for runway 19 at waco.' we did and then landed at waco with no further incidents.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG ARPT VISUAL APCH BY ACR LTT.

Narrative: DEPARTED TPL APPROX 35 MI S OF DEST, ACT. WX CLR, GOOD VISIBILITY. DSNDING FROM 6000 FT MSL. ACT APCH TOLD US TO CALL ACT ARPT IN SIGHT, ARPT 12 O'CLOCK. THE CAPT TOLD ME HE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT 12 O'CLOCK. I SAW AN ARPT, 12 O'CLOCK, 2 MI. RPTED ARPT IN SIGHT TO APCH. APCH TOLD US TO CONTACT ACT TWR. WE CALLED ACT TWR AND WERE TOLD TO RPT R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 19. I TOLD ACT TWR THAT WE ARE ON A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 19 NOW. WE WERE HIGH ON DOWNWIND DSNDING THROUGH 3000 FT WHILE TURNING BASE. RPTED TO ACT TWR TURNING BASE. TWR TOLD US TO CONTINUE DOWNWIND. WE RESPONDED WE ARE ON BASE APCHING FINAL. TWR SAID 'IS YOUR POS 6 MI SW OF THE FIELD?' I RESPONDED '6 MI N OF FIELD, TURNING FINAL.' TWR TOLD US 'THAT IS MCGREGGOR ARPT, TURN L, ENTER DOWNWIND FOR RWY 19 AT WACO.' WE DID AND THEN LANDED AT WACO WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.

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.