<< >> NASA ASRS Report 555658, July 2002

C560 flight crew became disoriented during a runway 21 visual approach to foe resulting in lining up with runway 22 at top.

Attributes
ACN	555658
Time
Date	200207
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : top.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc tower : foe.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation Excel
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	555658
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed missed approach
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Chart	airport : foe.airport

Narrative:

Both captain and first officer called forbes field in sight. ZKC cleared us for visual approach runway 21 at foe. FMS was set up with centerline for foe runway 21. Once getting close to the field, it was determined that we were at the wrong airport. We flew by and sidestepped to the next airport. FMS centerline crossed billiard field and the layout of both billiard and forbes are similar. Billiard is smaller and appeared to be about the correct distance away. Forbes tower was contacted but not billiard. No other traffic was involved. When making a visual approach from the northeast to runways 21 at foe, pilots need to be made aware of the location of billiard. They should be monitored so as not to attempt to land at billiard, the tower controllers stated this is a common problem. They followed procedures correctly as did ZKC. We accepted the visual and made the error.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560 FLC BECAME DISORIENTED DURING A RWY 21 VISUAL APCH TO FOE RESULTING IN LINING UP WITH RWY 22 AT TOP.

Narrative: BOTH CAPT AND FO CALLED FORBES FIELD IN SIGHT. ZKC CLRED US FOR VISUAL APCH RWY 21 AT FOE. FMS WAS SET UP WITH CTRLINE FOR FOE RWY 21. ONCE GETTING CLOSE TO THE FIELD, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE WERE AT THE WRONG ARPT. WE FLEW BY AND SIDESTEPPED TO THE NEXT ARPT. FMS CTRLINE CROSSED BILLIARD FIELD AND THE LAYOUT OF BOTH BILLIARD AND FORBES ARE SIMILAR. BILLIARD IS SMALLER AND APPEARED TO BE ABOUT THE CORRECT DISTANCE AWAY. FORBES TWR WAS CONTACTED BUT NOT BILLIARD. NO OTHER TFC WAS INVOLVED. WHEN MAKING A VISUAL APCH FROM THE NE TO RWYS 21 AT FOE, PLTS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THE LOCATION OF BILLIARD. THEY SHOULD BE MONITORED SO AS NOT TO ATTEMPT TO LAND AT BILLIARD, THE TWR CTLRS STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROB. THEY FOLLOWED PROCS CORRECTLY AS DID ZKC. WE ACCEPTED THE VISUAL AND MADE THE ERROR.

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.