A GA pilot flies a flight plan from the wrong airport. On climb out the departure controller calls his error to him. The aircraft landed at T15 and the pilot thought it was TX06.

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Attributes
ACN	414300
Time
Date	199809
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : act airport : t15
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : alo
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	414300
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were flying to pick up a flight school aircraft, WX was closing in on us en route. It got to a point where we couldn't go further. We picked a hole to descend through and located a small airport to land, mexia-limestone, tx. Just east of waco, tx, we filed IFR to depart. On climb out, a supervisor came on frequency asking us to confirm our location, which I did. He told us that we filed from the wrong airport. We actually left an airport called morlin, which is just southwest of the airport I had thought we landed at. During the maneuvering, we got a little disoriented, but the airport we landed at had no identify or any information to tell us exactly what airport it was. I assume it was the airport that we were near before going below the ceiling, which we descended through VFR. I believe if there was some kind of airport identify the incident wouldn't have occurred. Only thing on the field was a pay phone. I probably didn't explain things well enough to this supervisor (waco approach).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GA PLT FLIES A FLT PLAN FROM THE WRONG ARPT. ON CLBOUT THE DEP CTLR CALLS HIS ERROR TO HIM. THE ACFT LANDED AT T15 AND THE PLT THOUGHT IT WAS TX06.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING TO PICK UP A FLT SCHOOL ACFT, WX WAS CLOSING IN ON US ENRTE. IT GOT TO A POINT WHERE WE COULDN'T GO FURTHER. WE PICKED A HOLE TO DSND THROUGH AND LOCATED A SMALL ARPT TO LAND, MEXIA-LIMESTONE, TX. JUST E OF WACO, TX, WE FILED IFR TO DEPART. ON CLBOUT, A SUPVR CAME ON FREQ ASKING US TO CONFIRM OUR LOCATION, WHICH I DID. HE TOLD US THAT WE FILED FROM THE WRONG ARPT. WE ACTUALLY LEFT AN ARPT CALLED MORLIN, WHICH IS JUST SW OF THE ARPT I HAD THOUGHT WE LANDED AT. DURING THE MANEUVERING, WE GOT A LITTLE DISORIENTED, BUT THE ARPT WE LANDED AT HAD NO IDENT OR ANY INFO TO TELL US EXACTLY WHAT ARPT IT WAS. I ASSUME IT WAS THE ARPT THAT WE WERE NEAR BEFORE GOING BELOW THE CEILING, WHICH WE DSNDED THROUGH VFR. I BELIEVE IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF ARPT IDENT THE INCIDENT WOULDN'T HAVE OCCURRED. ONLY THING ON THE FIELD WAS A PAY PHONE. I PROBABLY DIDN'T EXPLAIN THINGS WELL ENOUGH TO THIS SUPVR (WACO 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.