<< >> NASA ASRS Report 382150, October 1997

An instructor and student on a night training flight lined up on the wrong airport. The runways were similar in alignment.

Attributes
ACN	382150
Time
Date	199710
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mge airport : ryy
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mge tower : ryy
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Duchess 76
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	382150
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 365 flight time type : 65
ASRS Report	382149
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

While conducting a night flight we accidentally lined up for the east runway at dobbins AFB instead of the east runway at mccullom. The 2 airspaces are overlapping and the runways are similarly aligned. The flight was conducted at night in hazy WX conditions with approximately 4-6 mi visibility. The airport beacon appeared to have only 1 operable white light and 1 operable green light.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ON A NIGHT TRAINING FLT LINED UP ON THE WRONG ARPT. THE RWYS WERE SIMILAR IN ALIGNMENT.

Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING A NIGHT FLT WE ACCIDENTALLY LINED UP FOR THE E RWY AT DOBBINS AFB INSTEAD OF THE E RWY AT MCCULLOM. THE 2 AIRSPACES ARE OVERLAPPING AND THE RWYS ARE SIMILARLY ALIGNED. THE FLT WAS CONDUCTED AT NIGHT IN HAZY WX CONDITIONS WITH APPROX 4-6 MI VISIBILITY. THE ARPT BEACON APPEARED TO HAVE ONLY 1 OPERABLE WHITE LIGHT AND 1 OPERABLE GREEN LIGHT.

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.