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A pilot performing night proficiency flight to several local airports makes an approach to sle mistaking it for his intended destination mao.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sle.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 210 flight time type : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 527730 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was doing my commercial training for solo night cross country. But the WX was bad. Ceiling 3000 ft, visibility was not so good and a little light rain. So I changed my mind to do local night flight. About XA30 I took off from hillsboro airport west bound when I went to the west practice area. The WX was good in south area. I went to mmv airport to touch and go, then I went to independent airport for touch and go after that. I decided to go to aurora airport for another touch and go, then back to hillsboro, on my way to aurora airport. I saw the airport beacon, I thought that was aurora airport. I descend to ready for touch and go. When I descend to 700 ft MSL, half mile form runway, I saw two runways. I found that it was not aurora airport. I performed a go around and left the airport. When I left the airport, I recognized that was salem airport, I knew I made a mistake. I returned to hillsboro airport as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PLT PERFORMING NIGHT PROFICIENCY FLT TO SEVERAL LCL ARPTS MAKES AN APCH TO SLE MISTAKING IT FOR HIS INTENDED DEST MAO.
Narrative: I WAS DOING MY COMMERCIAL TRAINING FOR SOLO NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY. BUT THE WX WAS BAD. CEILING 3000 FT, VISIBILITY WAS NOT SO GOOD AND A LITTLE LIGHT RAIN. SO I CHANGED MY MIND TO DO LCL NIGHT FLT. ABOUT XA30 I TOOK OFF FROM HILLSBORO ARPT W BOUND WHEN I WENT TO THE W PRACTICE AREA. THE WX WAS GOOD IN S AREA. I WENT TO MMV ARPT TO TOUCH AND GO, THEN I WENT TO INDEPENDENT ARPT FOR TOUCH AND GO AFTER THAT. I DECIDED TO GO TO AURORA ARPT FOR ANOTHER TOUCH AND GO, THEN BACK TO HILLSBORO, ON MY WAY TO AURORA ARPT. I SAW THE ARPT BEACON, I THOUGHT THAT WAS AURORA ARPT. I DSND TO READY FOR TOUCH AND GO. WHEN I DSND TO 700 FT MSL, HALF MILE FORM RWY, I SAW TWO RWYS. I FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT AURORA ARPT. I PERFORMED A GAR AND LEFT THE ARPT. WHEN I LEFT THE ARPT, I RECOGNIZED THAT WAS SALEM ARPT, I KNEW I MADE A MISTAKE. I RETURNED TO HILLSBORO ARPT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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.