Narrative:

No logbook entry was made at stevens point, crew was unsure as to the proper entry and requested direction from the company. We were scheduled to depart ord for the cwa airport. This wasn't a normally scheduled trip with revenue passenger -- it was a ferry flight to position the aircraft. The first officer was the PF. The captain ws the PNF. Prior to this, we'd deadheaded into ord from mci. We had a normal departure as scheduled out of ord and the flight proceeded IFR to cwa. En route, ZAU cleared us direct to cwa. Pilot discretion descent clrncs were received from ZMP down to 6000 ft and later to 3000 ft. Cwa utilizes CTAF and the tower at cwa does not operate until XA00. At approximately 25 mi from the airport, ZMP inquired if we had the field in sight, and the captain responded that the field was in sight. Normal descent, approach, and landing checklists were used for our arrival. At approximately 15 mi from the airport, no approach clearance had been received. At that time, the PNF pilot made several attempts to contact ZMP without response. He then switched to the #2 back-up radio to attempt to establish contact with ZMP. During this time, the aircraft proceeded toward the airport. Just prior to arriving into the air traffic area, we received a visual approach clearance from ZMP on VHF #2. ZMP stated, 'cleared for the visual.' we responded, 'cleared for the visual.' at this time, the so reported that ZMP was on VHF 1 and the PNF switched back to VHF 1 radio. A normal landing was made. Immediately we realized that we were not at the central wisconsin airport and that we were at stevens point airport, which is approximately 10 mi to the southeast of central wisconsin airport and in a direct line with our arrival course. At this early hour, no FBO's were open. Normally a cell phone is provided on board aircraft, but none was available on this aircraft. At this time, we attempted to contact operations via VHF radios and commercial radio. These attempts were unsuccessful. Shortly thereafter, ZMP contacted us on VHF 1 and we informed him that we'd landed at stevens point. While on the ground, the radios were full of interference and communication was difficult. ZMP offered an IFR clearance to cwa. Because we were unable to establish contact with the company from stevens point, the captain accepted the offered IFR clearance to cwa. A normal takeoff and departure was made using available data off of runway 3, and the flight proceeded normally to cwa with a normal arrival and landing shortly thereafter. From cwa to las, the flight was conducted as a normal revenue flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 LANDS AT WRONG ARPT IN ZMP AIRSPACE.

Narrative: NO LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE AT STEVENS POINT, CREW WAS UNSURE AS TO THE PROPER ENTRY AND REQUESTED DIRECTION FROM THE COMPANY. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO DEPART ORD FOR THE CWA ARPT. THIS WASN'T A NORMALLY SCHEDULED TRIP WITH REVENUE PAX -- IT WAS A FERRY FLT TO POS THE ACFT. THE FO WAS THE PF. THE CAPT WS THE PNF. PRIOR TO THIS, WE'D DEADHEADED INTO ORD FROM MCI. WE HAD A NORMAL DEP AS SCHEDULED OUT OF ORD AND THE FLT PROCEEDED IFR TO CWA. ENRTE, ZAU CLRED US DIRECT TO CWA. PLT DISCRETION DSCNT CLRNCS WERE RECEIVED FROM ZMP DOWN TO 6000 FT AND LATER TO 3000 FT. CWA UTILIZES CTAF AND THE TWR AT CWA DOES NOT OPERATE UNTIL XA00. AT APPROX 25 MI FROM THE ARPT, ZMP INQUIRED IF WE HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT, AND THE CAPT RESPONDED THAT THE FIELD WAS IN SIGHT. NORMAL DSCNT, APCH, AND LNDG CHKLISTS WERE USED FOR OUR ARR. AT APPROX 15 MI FROM THE ARPT, NO APCH CLRNC HAD BEEN RECEIVED. AT THAT TIME, THE PNF PLT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT ZMP WITHOUT RESPONSE. HE THEN SWITCHED TO THE #2 BACK-UP RADIO TO ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH ZMP. DURING THIS TIME, THE ACFT PROCEEDED TOWARD THE ARPT. JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVING INTO THE ATA, WE RECEIVED A VISUAL APCH CLRNC FROM ZMP ON VHF #2. ZMP STATED, 'CLRED FOR THE VISUAL.' WE RESPONDED, 'CLRED FOR THE VISUAL.' AT THIS TIME, THE SO RPTED THAT ZMP WAS ON VHF 1 AND THE PNF SWITCHED BACK TO VHF 1 RADIO. A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. IMMEDIATELY WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE NOT AT THE CENTRAL WISCONSIN ARPT AND THAT WE WERE AT STEVENS POINT ARPT, WHICH IS APPROX 10 MI TO THE SE OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN ARPT AND IN A DIRECT LINE WITH OUR ARR COURSE. AT THIS EARLY HR, NO FBO'S WERE OPEN. NORMALLY A CELL PHONE IS PROVIDED ON BOARD ACFT, BUT NONE WAS AVAILABLE ON THIS ACFT. AT THIS TIME, WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT OPS VIA VHF RADIOS AND COMMERCIAL RADIO. THESE ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, ZMP CONTACTED US ON VHF 1 AND WE INFORMED HIM THAT WE'D LANDED AT STEVENS POINT. WHILE ON THE GND, THE RADIOS WERE FULL OF INTERFERENCE AND COM WAS DIFFICULT. ZMP OFFERED AN IFR CLRNC TO CWA. BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH THE COMPANY FROM STEVENS POINT, THE CAPT ACCEPTED THE OFFERED IFR CLRNC TO CWA. A NORMAL TKOF AND DEP WAS MADE USING AVAILABLE DATA OFF OF RWY 3, AND THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY TO CWA WITH A NORMAL ARR AND LNDG SHORTLY THEREAFTER. FROM CWA TO LAS, THE FLT WAS CONDUCTED AS A NORMAL REVENUE FLT.

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.