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Visual approach at night, limited navaids available, flight crew was lining up for wrong airport. Flight crew realized error and coordinated with tower to enter pattern for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : swf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : eyw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 331930 |
| 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 flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were making a visual approach from the north to swf runway 27 just after dark. WX was almost clear with visibility reported 20 mi. We tuned in all the navaids, but at the angle we were approaching, they were of little help until on final. As we started a turn to the airport, we realized we were looking at orange county. With approval from the tower, we flew overhead swf and entered left downwind for runway 27. No other traffic was in the pattern and the tower indicated no conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VISUAL APCH AT NIGHT, LIMITED NAVAIDS AVAILABLE, FLC WAS LINING UP FOR WRONG ARPT. FLC REALIZED ERROR AND COORDINATED WITH TWR TO ENTER PATTERN FOR LNDG.
Narrative: WE WERE MAKING A VISUAL APCH FROM THE N TO SWF RWY 27 JUST AFTER DARK. WX WAS ALMOST CLR WITH VISIBILITY RPTED 20 MI. WE TUNED IN ALL THE NAVAIDS, BUT AT THE ANGLE WE WERE APCHING, THEY WERE OF LITTLE HELP UNTIL ON FINAL. AS WE STARTED A TURN TO THE ARPT, WE REALIZED WE WERE LOOKING AT ORANGE COUNTY. WITH APPROVAL FROM THE TWR, WE FLEW OVERHEAD SWF AND ENTERED L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27. NO OTHER TFC WAS IN THE PATTERN AND THE TWR INDICATED NO CONFLICT.
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.