Piper PA28 pilot lands without clearance at wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	717748
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvs.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cvs.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-38 Tomahawk
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17.2 flight time total : 161.5 flight time type : 18.8
ASRS Report	717748
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was flying VFR cross country coming from granbury; tx. I was flying a 280 degree course; into the sun; with a strong headwind. My destination was cvn. As I was flying/arriving into the local area; the sun fell below the horizon. The town and local area were just starting to turn on the city lights. I pulled up the local winds and information off the local AWOS (winds were 220 degrees at 9 KTS). At the 10 mi out point; I started my radio calls on the local frequency; giving my present position and intention. Through dusk (as it was transitioning from day to night); I saw the airport that I believed to be clovis airport. I lined up to land on runway 22 and landed. Instead of it being clovis airport; it was cannon AFB (cvs). Note: cannon AFB and clovis airport both have the same runways; 22 and 4.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER PA28 PLT LANDS WITHOUT CLRNC AT WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING VFR XCOUNTRY COMING FROM GRANBURY; TX. I WAS FLYING A 280 DEG COURSE; INTO THE SUN; WITH A STRONG HEADWIND. MY DEST WAS CVN. AS I WAS FLYING/ARRIVING INTO THE LCL AREA; THE SUN FELL BELOW THE HORIZON. THE TOWN AND LCL AREA WERE JUST STARTING TO TURN ON THE CITY LIGHTS. I PULLED UP THE LCL WINDS AND INFO OFF THE LCL AWOS (WINDS WERE 220 DEGS AT 9 KTS). AT THE 10 MI OUT POINT; I STARTED MY RADIO CALLS ON THE LCL FREQ; GIVING MY PRESENT POS AND INTENTION. THROUGH DUSK (AS IT WAS TRANSITIONING FROM DAY TO NIGHT); I SAW THE ARPT THAT I BELIEVED TO BE CLOVIS ARPT. I LINED UP TO LAND ON RWY 22 AND LANDED. INSTEAD OF IT BEING CLOVIS ARPT; IT WAS CANNON AFB (CVS). NOTE: CANNON AFB AND CLOVIS ARPT BOTH HAVE THE SAME RWYS; 22 AND 4.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.