Flight crew of a hawker H25 tuned in the wrong nearby tower frequency by mistake due to inadvertently referring to an approach chart to another nearby airport.

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Attributes
ACN	439040
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fyv.airport
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jbr.tracon tower : fyv.tower tower : xna.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Harrier
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 16
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	439040
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ils other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed missed approach other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Razorback approach advised airport was 10 mi at our 12 O'clock position. Captain (and PNF) asked for vectors for ILS runway 16. Upon making turn, airport was sighted and they gave us a heading to join final. No tower frequency was given. Tower frequency was taken from approach plate and we called them when advised to do so by approach. Tower cleared us to land on runway 16. Upon not receiving proper NAVAID indications (flagged ILS GS) we queried tower who assured us the ILS was up. At 3000 ft and 3 mi from airport, I turned west and we advised tower. They told us to go to approach. Upon doing so, we confirmed we were near fyv (as indicated on FMS display). However we had the approach plates out for xna and had called their tower. (I broke off the approach because of the NAVAID indications.) upon calling the correct tower, we landed uneventfully. The fyv controller told me he monitors the xna frequency but didn't have it up too loud. He gave us a green light but we had already broken off the approach. Good job on his part -- lousy job on mine for pulling the wrong plate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A HAWKER H25 TUNED IN THE WRONG NEARBY TWR FREQ BY MISTAKE DUE TO INADVERTENTLY REFERRING TO AN APCH CHART TO ANOTHER NEARBY ARPT.

Narrative: RAZORBACK APCH ADVISED ARPT WAS 10 MI AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS. CAPT (AND PNF) ASKED FOR VECTORS FOR ILS RWY 16. UPON MAKING TURN, ARPT WAS SIGHTED AND THEY GAVE US A HDG TO JOIN FINAL. NO TWR FREQ WAS GIVEN. TWR FREQ WAS TAKEN FROM APCH PLATE AND WE CALLED THEM WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO BY APCH. TWR CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 16. UPON NOT RECEIVING PROPER NAVAID INDICATIONS (FLAGGED ILS GS) WE QUERIED TWR WHO ASSURED US THE ILS WAS UP. AT 3000 FT AND 3 MI FROM ARPT, I TURNED W AND WE ADVISED TWR. THEY TOLD US TO GO TO APCH. UPON DOING SO, WE CONFIRMED WE WERE NEAR FYV (AS INDICATED ON FMS DISPLAY). HOWEVER WE HAD THE APCH PLATES OUT FOR XNA AND HAD CALLED THEIR TWR. (I BROKE OFF THE APCH BECAUSE OF THE NAVAID INDICATIONS.) UPON CALLING THE CORRECT TWR, WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE FYV CTLR TOLD ME HE MONITORS THE XNA FREQ BUT DIDN'T HAVE IT UP TOO LOUD. HE GAVE US A GREEN LIGHT BUT WE HAD ALREADY BROKEN OFF THE APCH. GOOD JOB ON HIS PART -- LOUSY JOB ON MINE FOR PULLING THE WRONG PLATE.

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.