C182 pilot got lost below dfw class B and then landed at a private airport.

Attributes
ACN	558159
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gky.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : vfr arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 143 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	558159
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was on a GPS heading of 093 degrees to gky from Q24. At 50 mi out I descended from 5500 ft to 3500 ft MSL. At 20 mi out I descended from 3500 ft MSL to 1600 ft pattern traffic altitude. My GPS said that I was over the airport but I could not see it. I requested radar vectoring from FSS and unicom but was never spoken to except by FSS who gave me ZFW, I think who instructed me to squawk 7700. I explained I was not declaring an emergency as I had at least 1.5 hours fuel remaining. He said squawk 7700 so he could see me. I did as instructed. He told me to tune to 135.xx?? I never received the last 2 digits of the frequency he wanted me to tune to. As I was over a heavily populated area in a heavy traffic area and no one would give me the radar vectoring I requested, I elected to land at an airport I later discovered was millennium and was a private field. I took out my terminal area chart, saw where I was and where arlington was, so I reset my GPS and flew directly to the airport. I still do not know why I could not see arlington from the air on the first approach as I flew just south of it on my initial trip in and it was off my left wing as I approached millennium. I have 20/15 vision but I could not see the airport at 1600 ft MSL on my first pass.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT GOT LOST BELOW DFW CLASS B AND THEN LANDED AT A PVT ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS ON A GPS HEADING OF 093 DEGS TO GKY FROM Q24. AT 50 MI OUT I DSNDED FROM 5500 FT TO 3500 FT MSL. AT 20 MI OUT I DSNDED FROM 3500 FT MSL TO 1600 FT PATTERN TFC ALTITUDE. MY GPS SAID THAT I WAS OVER THE ARPT BUT I COULD NOT SEE IT. I REQUESTED RADAR VECTORING FROM FSS AND UNICOM BUT WAS NEVER SPOKEN TO EXCEPT BY FSS WHO GAVE ME ZFW, I THINK WHO INSTRUCTED ME TO SQUAWK 7700. I EXPLAINED I WAS NOT DECLARING AN EMER AS I HAD AT LEAST 1.5 HRS FUEL REMAINING. HE SAID SQUAWK 7700 SO HE COULD SEE ME. I DID AS INSTRUCTED. HE TOLD ME TO TUNE TO 135.XX?? I NEVER RECEIVED THE LAST 2 DIGITS OF THE FREQ HE WANTED ME TO TUNE TO. AS I WAS OVER A HEAVILY POPULATED AREA IN A HVY TFC AREA AND NO ONE WOULD GIVE ME THE RADAR VECTORING I REQUESTED, I ELECTED TO LAND AT AN ARPT I LATER DISCOVERED WAS MILLENNIUM AND WAS A PVT FIELD. I TOOK OUT MY TERMINAL AREA CHART, SAW WHERE I WAS AND WHERE ARLINGTON WAS, SO I RESET MY GPS AND FLEW DIRECTLY TO THE ARPT. I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHY I COULD NOT SEE ARLINGTON FROM THE AIR ON THE FIRST APCH AS I FLEW JUST S OF IT ON MY INITIAL TRIP IN AND IT WAS OFF MY L WING AS I APCHED MILLENNIUM. I HAVE 20/15 VISION BUT I COULD NOT SEE THE ARPT AT 1600 FT MSL ON MY FIRST PASS.

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.