Charter light transport repositioning aircraft from fll to tpa. On arrival tpa area, first officer, PF, advised field in sight but was looking at pie. Captain noted tpa as they were on base leg pie. Contacted tpa tower and vectored around for approach to tpa.

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Attributes
ACN	364424
Time
Date	199703
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa tower : pie tower : tpa
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 255
ASRS Report	364424
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The captain and I were out on a 5 day tour of which the event was on the last day. Dispatch planned us starting in apa on mar/wed/97 (day of event), ferry to aus to pick up a passenger scheduled to depart at XA00, arriving in fll at XC30. Planning to fly to tpa 45 mins away to give the plane to another crew and getting on an airline to go home at XE25. Passenger shows up late at XA30. We take off at XA45, arrive in fll at XD15, depart fll at XD30 arriving into tpa at XE30. The event occurred on the last leg from fll to tpa. Tpa approach asked if we had the field in sight. I was flying and pointed out pie and told the captain I had the field in sight thinking pie was tpa. We started a left base for pie, thinking it's tpa and captain says, 'I think we just flew over tpa.' we call tower and tower gives us an assigned heading to be vectored around for another visual in behind 5 other arriving aircraft. Case of mistaken airport at night caused us to get vectored around for another visual approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER LTT REPOSITIONING ACFT FROM FLL TO TPA. ON ARR TPA AREA, FO, PF, ADVISED FIELD IN SIGHT BUT WAS LOOKING AT PIE. CAPT NOTED TPA AS THEY WERE ON BASE LEG PIE. CONTACTED TPA TWR AND VECTORED AROUND FOR APCH TO TPA.

Narrative: THE CAPT AND I WERE OUT ON A 5 DAY TOUR OF WHICH THE EVENT WAS ON THE LAST DAY. DISPATCH PLANNED US STARTING IN APA ON MAR/WED/97 (DAY OF EVENT), FERRY TO AUS TO PICK UP A PAX SCHEDULED TO DEPART AT XA00, ARRIVING IN FLL AT XC30. PLANNING TO FLY TO TPA 45 MINS AWAY TO GIVE THE PLANE TO ANOTHER CREW AND GETTING ON AN AIRLINE TO GO HOME AT XE25. PAX SHOWS UP LATE AT XA30. WE TAKE OFF AT XA45, ARRIVE IN FLL AT XD15, DEPART FLL AT XD30 ARRIVING INTO TPA AT XE30. THE EVENT OCCURRED ON THE LAST LEG FROM FLL TO TPA. TPA APCH ASKED IF WE HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT. I WAS FLYING AND POINTED OUT PIE AND TOLD THE CAPT I HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT THINKING PIE WAS TPA. WE STARTED A L BASE FOR PIE, THINKING IT'S TPA AND CAPT SAYS, 'I THINK WE JUST FLEW OVER TPA.' WE CALL TWR AND TWR GIVES US AN ASSIGNED HDG TO BE VECTORED AROUND FOR ANOTHER VISUAL IN BEHIND 5 OTHER ARRIVING ACFT. CASE OF MISTAKEN ARPT AT NIGHT CAUSED US TO GET VECTORED AROUND FOR ANOTHER VISUAL APCH.

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.