A C310 pilot landed at the wrong airport after a visual approach.

Attributes
ACN	436510
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jst.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jst.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	436510
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While conducting an IFR flight, I reported the airport in sight to ZOB. They cleared me for the visual approach about 12 mi east of the field and told me to 'contact the westmoreland tower.' I dialed in what I saw as the frequency on the approach chart. I reported my position to the tower and they told me to report a 3 mi final. I made that report, was told 'check wheels down, cleared to land.' when I cleared the runway, I had trouble reaching the tower on the radio. I switched radios, still nothing. I switched to the ground frequency. When they responded, where did I get my landing clearance from, I realized something went wrong. When I told them the tower frequency I received my clearance to land from, they informed me that was another tower frequency, which also has a runway 23.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C310 PLT LANDED AT THE WRONG ARPT AFTER A VISUAL APCH.

Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING AN IFR FLT, I RPTED THE ARPT IN SIGHT TO ZOB. THEY CLRED ME FOR THE VISUAL APCH ABOUT 12 MI E OF THE FIELD AND TOLD ME TO 'CONTACT THE WESTMORELAND TWR.' I DIALED IN WHAT I SAW AS THE FREQ ON THE APCH CHART. I RPTED MY POS TO THE TWR AND THEY TOLD ME TO RPT A 3 MI FINAL. I MADE THAT RPT, WAS TOLD 'CHK WHEELS DOWN, CLRED TO LAND.' WHEN I CLRED THE RWY, I HAD TROUBLE REACHING THE TWR ON THE RADIO. I SWITCHED RADIOS, STILL NOTHING. I SWITCHED TO THE GND FREQ. WHEN THEY RESPONDED, WHERE DID I GET MY LNDG CLRNC FROM, I REALIZED SOMETHING WENT WRONG. WHEN I TOLD THEM THE TWR FREQ I RECEIVED MY CLRNC TO LAND FROM, THEY INFORMED ME THAT WAS ANOTHER TWR FREQ, WHICH ALSO HAS A RWY 23.

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.