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Wrong airport landing as an old veteran pilot meanders into the class C airspace without clearance and then mistakenly lands at march AFB without landing clearance, suffering a runway incursion at riv, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 580111 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : riv.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon tower : riv.tower tower : myf.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern enroute : atlantic enroute other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 580111 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I took off from sna airport to go to hemet, ca, and pick up a friend. I had a heading of 80 degrees and reached 5500 ft for this flight. Over saddleback (santiago peak), there was very strong turbulence. The information I had from a fellow pilot, was that there was a new runway at hemet. Though I had been there many times, my last time was over 1 yr ago. I have been in southern california and los angeles, flying since 1955. My heading was on course until I saw the runway. I landed! I had dropped 3000 ft and landed at march AFB, thinking it was the new long runway. The military police took me to base operations for the reports. After that, they let me go.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WRONG ARPT LNDG AS AN OLD VETERAN PLT MEANDERS INTO THE CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC AND THEN MISTAKENLY LANDS AT MARCH AFB WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC, SUFFERING A RWY INCURSION AT RIV, CA.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM SNA ARPT TO GO TO HEMET, CA, AND PICK UP A FRIEND. I HAD A HDG OF 80 DEGS AND REACHED 5500 FT FOR THIS FLT. OVER SADDLEBACK (SANTIAGO PEAK), THERE WAS VERY STRONG TURB. THE INFO I HAD FROM A FELLOW PLT, WAS THAT THERE WAS A NEW RWY AT HEMET. THOUGH I HAD BEEN THERE MANY TIMES, MY LAST TIME WAS OVER 1 YR AGO. I HAVE BEEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND LOS ANGELES, FLYING SINCE 1955. MY HDG WAS ON COURSE UNTIL I SAW THE RWY. I LANDED! I HAD DROPPED 3000 FT AND LANDED AT MARCH AFB, THINKING IT WAS THE NEW LONG RWY. THE MIL POLICE TOOK ME TO BASE OPS FOR THE RPTS. AFTER THAT, THEY LET ME GO.
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.