A PA34 pilot lands at the wrong airport when sightseeing, thinking it was myf, ca.

Attributes
ACN	537486
Time
Date	200202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : see.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : myf.tower tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-200T Turbo Seneca II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	537486
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was coming from imperial airport VFR to myf, direct. I was talking to socal radar flight following. When I was about 6 mi east of gillespie, socal told me to contact montgomery tower. Montgomery tower said to expect visual for runway 28L, report over lake. I started my descent into gillespie thinking it was montgomery. I was on a code. No one called me to warn me that gillespie is 4 mi (12 O'clock position). When I was 1/2 mi from landing, I called montgomery tower. I asked him, 'have you been trying to call me?' he replied, 'no.' gillespie tower saw me on final approach and did not even attempt to give me a green light or red light.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA34 PLT LANDS AT THE WRONG ARPT WHEN SIGHTSEEING, THINKING IT WAS MYF, CA.

Narrative: I WAS COMING FROM IMPERIAL ARPT VFR TO MYF, DIRECT. I WAS TALKING TO SOCAL RADAR FLT FOLLOWING. WHEN I WAS ABOUT 6 MI E OF GILLESPIE, SOCAL TOLD ME TO CONTACT MONTGOMERY TWR. MONTGOMERY TWR SAID TO EXPECT VISUAL FOR RWY 28L, RPT OVER LAKE. I STARTED MY DSCNT INTO GILLESPIE THINKING IT WAS MONTGOMERY. I WAS ON A CODE. NO ONE CALLED ME TO WARN ME THAT GILLESPIE IS 4 MI (12 O'CLOCK POS). WHEN I WAS 1/2 MI FROM LNDG, I CALLED MONTGOMERY TWR. I ASKED HIM, 'HAVE YOU BEEN TRYING TO CALL ME?' HE REPLIED, 'NO.' GILLESPIE TWR SAW ME ON FINAL APCH AND DID NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO GIVE ME A GREEN LIGHT OR RED LIGHT.

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.