PA28 pilot mistakenly enters class D airspace of fpr airport while in communication with vrb tower f...

Attributes
ACN	364100
Time
Date	199703
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fpr airport : vrb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fpr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 73 flight time type : 12
ASRS Report	364100
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on my way to vero beach coming from the south tracking inbound on the vero beach VOR. I was communicating with vero beach and was told to report mid-field downwind for my assigned runway. I thought I was on a 45 degree for my assigned runway, but 4 mi out I noticed this was not vero beach. I then told vero beach I made a mistake and that I was heading towards the wrong airport. Vero beach told me I should call ft pierce and let them know what was going on, but I thought I would get in trouble if I did, so I never called them up at all. I eventually landed safely in vero beach and everything was fine from there on out. In the future this will never happen again because I will be sure to study my airport diagrams more and be more aware of my location. And if something similar were to occur again, I would not hesitate to communicate and confess to all the parties involved. I believe that this problem was caused by my own lack of attention concerning my exact whereabouts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT MISTAKENLY ENTERS CLASS D AIRSPACE OF FPR ARPT WHILE IN COM WITH VRB TWR FOR PATTERN ENTRY.

Narrative: I WAS ON MY WAY TO VERO BEACH COMING FROM THE S TRACKING INBOUND ON THE VERO BEACH VOR. I WAS COMMUNICATING WITH VERO BEACH AND WAS TOLD TO RPT MID-FIELD DOWNWIND FOR MY ASSIGNED RWY. I THOUGHT I WAS ON A 45 DEG FOR MY ASSIGNED RWY, BUT 4 MI OUT I NOTICED THIS WAS NOT VERO BEACH. I THEN TOLD VERO BEACH I MADE A MISTAKE AND THAT I WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE WRONG ARPT. VERO BEACH TOLD ME I SHOULD CALL FT PIERCE AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD GET IN TROUBLE IF I DID, SO I NEVER CALLED THEM UP AT ALL. I EVENTUALLY LANDED SAFELY IN VERO BEACH AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FROM THERE ON OUT. IN THE FUTURE THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE I WILL BE SURE TO STUDY MY ARPT DIAGRAMS MORE AND BE MORE AWARE OF MY LOCATION. AND IF SOMETHING SIMILAR WERE TO OCCUR AGAIN, I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO COMMUNICATE AND CONFESS TO ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROB WAS CAUSED BY MY OWN LACK OF ATTN CONCERNING MY EXACT WHEREABOUTS.

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.

PA28 pilot mistakenly enters class D airspace of fpr airport while in communication with vrb tower for pattern entry.