Hs-125 flight crew inadvertently lands at wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	587916
Time
Date	200307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmtj.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series 700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	587916
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed ksan about XA00 pm local time en route to ksdm, 13.8 mi away. Approach said airport 12:30 O'clock position, 10 mi. I said I had the airport in sight. We cancelled the IFR flight plan and switched to CTAF and landed at tijuana, mexico, 1.6 NM to the south. On base leg, our GPS said that the airport was .5 NM from us. We looked out the window and the airport was right there, so we landed. After we landed, we taxied off the runway and found the txwys did not look correct. If the airport had a precision approach, we would have had it dialed in and I'm sure this would not have happened. Things happen very fast in a jet and we were so close, I thought it was the right airport. We verify things much closer now and hope this will never happen again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HS-125 FLT CREW INADVERTENTLY LANDS AT WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTED KSAN ABOUT XA00 PM LCL TIME ENRTE TO KSDM, 13.8 MI AWAY. APCH SAID ARPT 12:30 O'CLOCK POS, 10 MI. I SAID I HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. WE CANCELLED THE IFR FLT PLAN AND SWITCHED TO CTAF AND LANDED AT TIJUANA, MEXICO, 1.6 NM TO THE S. ON BASE LEG, OUR GPS SAID THAT THE ARPT WAS .5 NM FROM US. WE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND THE ARPT WAS RIGHT THERE, SO WE LANDED. AFTER WE LANDED, WE TAXIED OFF THE RWY AND FOUND THE TXWYS DID NOT LOOK CORRECT. IF THE ARPT HAD A PRECISION APCH, WE WOULD HAVE HAD IT DIALED IN AND I'M SURE THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THINGS HAPPEN VERY FAST IN A JET AND WE WERE SO CLOSE, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE RIGHT ARPT. WE VERIFY THINGS MUCH CLOSER NOW AND HOPE THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.