Vps local controller advises CL65 flight crew that they are descending on a visual approach for the ...

Attributes
ACN	573052
Time
Date	200302
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : cew.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vps.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : 19 other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	573052
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were vectored by approach control for the visual to runway 19 at vps. The GS was notamed OTS. ATC had kept us a little high and we were working on descent profile and airspeed control. The localizer was indicating alive and little right (west) of course. Approach control asked if we had the airport in sight -- we did, at 12 O'clock position. We were cleared for the visual and changed to tower. Cleared to land, lining up for runway 19. As we were descending, I (captain) noticed the lack of the VASI. The airport did not look like what I had expected. That's when tower called and said it looks like we were lining up for duke airport, 10 mi north of vps, same runway orientation. Ctrlines very close to be an extension to each other, explaining the localizer indication. 2 airports, 10 mi apart, we had aligned up with the first, saw the localizer start ctring up, then went visual, lining up with the wrong airport. We went around at 1000 ft MSL and landed uneventfully at vps. I called both the local tower and company safety department and chief pilot for debriefing. I learned to look in and outside even for the visual.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VPS LCL CTLR ADVISES CL65 FLC THAT THEY ARE DSNDING ON A VISUAL APCH FOR THE WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: WE WERE VECTORED BY APCH CTL FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 19 AT VPS. THE GS WAS NOTAMED OTS. ATC HAD KEPT US A LITTLE HIGH AND WE WERE WORKING ON DSCNT PROFILE AND AIRSPD CTL. THE LOC WAS INDICATING ALIVE AND LITTLE R (W) OF COURSE. APCH CTL ASKED IF WE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT -- WE DID, AT 12 O'CLOCK POS. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL AND CHANGED TO TWR. CLRED TO LAND, LINING UP FOR RWY 19. AS WE WERE DSNDING, I (CAPT) NOTICED THE LACK OF THE VASI. THE ARPT DID NOT LOOK LIKE WHAT I HAD EXPECTED. THAT'S WHEN TWR CALLED AND SAID IT LOOKS LIKE WE WERE LINING UP FOR DUKE ARPT, 10 MI N OF VPS, SAME RWY ORIENTATION. CTRLINES VERY CLOSE TO BE AN EXTENSION TO EACH OTHER, EXPLAINING THE LOC INDICATION. 2 ARPTS, 10 MI APART, WE HAD ALIGNED UP WITH THE FIRST, SAW THE LOC START CTRING UP, THEN WENT VISUAL, LINING UP WITH THE WRONG ARPT. WE WENT AROUND AT 1000 FT MSL AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT VPS. I CALLED BOTH THE LCL TWR AND COMPANY SAFETY DEPT AND CHIEF PLT FOR DEBRIEFING. I LEARNED TO LOOK IN AND OUTSIDE EVEN FOR THE VISUAL.

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.

Vps local controller advises CL65 flight crew that they are descending on a visual approach for the wrong airport.