Small aircraft aircraft cleared for a heading and altitude for an ILS intercept, pilot apparently saw runway lights at another airport and commenced descent and lined up at the wrong airport. Approach controller intervened and provided vectors.

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Attributes
ACN	352899
Time
Date	199611
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw airport : ads
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2100 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	352899
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : far 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:

I was on an IFR flight plan from aap (houston area) to ads (dallas area). Controller cleared me for 300 degrees and 3000 ft to intercept ILS at ads runway 33. I had a localizer (2 dots to right) and started down to 2100 ft as cleared. I could see runway ahead about 5 mi. As it turned out I had set up an approach for runway 31R at dallas, love field. Controller then gave me vector of 360 degrees and climb to 3000 ft for runway 33 at ads. The runway lights for runway 31L at dallas love were not visible through mist and haze. Visibility was about 5 mi at this time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT CLRED FOR A HEADING AND ALT FOR AN ILS INTERCEPT, PLT APPARENTLY SAW RWY LIGHTS AT ANOTHER ARPT AND COMMENCED DSCNT AND LINED UP AT THE WRONG ARPT. APCH CTLR INTERVENED AND PROVIDED VECTORS.

Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM AAP (HOUSTON AREA) TO ADS (DALLAS AREA). CTLR CLRED ME FOR 300 DEGS AND 3000 FT TO INTERCEPT ILS AT ADS RWY 33. I HAD A LOC (2 DOTS TO R) AND STARTED DOWN TO 2100 FT AS CLRED. I COULD SEE RWY AHEAD ABOUT 5 MI. AS IT TURNED OUT I HAD SET UP AN APCH FOR RWY 31R AT DALLAS, LOVE FIELD. CTLR THEN GAVE ME VECTOR OF 360 DEGS AND CLB TO 3000 FT FOR RWY 33 AT ADS. THE RWY LIGHTS FOR RWY 31L AT DALLAS LOVE WERE NOT VISIBLE THROUGH MIST AND HAZE. VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 5 MI AT THIS TIME.

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.