LJ25 crew was vectored by the gso approach controller to gso when their destination was int.

Attributes
ACN	557325
Time
Date	200208
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : gso.tracon tower : int.tower
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Learjet 25
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 8680 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	557325
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were being radar vectored for winston salem runway 33. Greensboro approach gave us a vector and I heard him say 'expect a visual approach to runway 32' and cleared us for that approach. We were heading to winston salem which has runway 33 so I lined up with the runway I thought was runway 33 at winston salem, but it was runway 32 at greensboro. When I asked the controller about this, he did not respond so I went to tower and it was at that time I realized it was the wrong airport so I climbed and called winston salem tower and he cleared us all the way to the airport through greensboro approach with no problems at all. I think with gso approach saying runway 32 they thought we were going to gso and vectored us for it. The intercept heading and our position would suggest it as well. We executed a go around and proceeded to the int airport under the control of winston salem tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ25 CREW WAS VECTORED BY THE GSO APCH CTLR TO GSO WHEN THEIR DEST WAS INT.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR WINSTON SALEM RWY 33. GREENSBORO APCH GAVE US A VECTOR AND I HEARD HIM SAY 'EXPECT A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 32' AND CLRED US FOR THAT APCH. WE WERE HEADING TO WINSTON SALEM WHICH HAS RWY 33 SO I LINED UP WITH THE RWY I THOUGHT WAS RWY 33 AT WINSTON SALEM, BUT IT WAS RWY 32 AT GREENSBORO. WHEN I ASKED THE CTLR ABOUT THIS, HE DID NOT RESPOND SO I WENT TO TWR AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME I REALIZED IT WAS THE WRONG ARPT SO I CLBED AND CALLED WINSTON SALEM TWR AND HE CLRED US ALL THE WAY TO THE ARPT THROUGH GREENSBORO APCH WITH NO PROBS AT ALL. I THINK WITH GSO APCH SAYING RWY 32 THEY THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GSO AND VECTORED US FOR IT. THE INTERCEPT HEADING AND OUR POS WOULD SUGGEST IT AS WELL. WE EXECUTED A GAR AND PROCEEDED TO THE INT ARPT UNDER THE CTL OF WINSTON SALEM TWR.

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.