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Observer report of citation landing at mer (merced castle) while intending to land at mce (merced mun).
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 781490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mer.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : nct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 781490 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Citation was cleared by norcal for approach to mce; and went to mer instead. He probably was using commercial approach plates where the mer and mce are lumped together. In the government approach plates; the airports are separated as different cities -- atwater and merced. Commercial chart listing mer under merced is probably a very big mistake; and certainly contributed to a very dangerous situation. The government approach plates handles this much better!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OBSERVER REPORT OF CITATION LANDING AT MER (MERCED CASTLE) WHILE INTENDING TO LAND AT MCE (MERCED MUN).
Narrative: CITATION WAS CLRED BY NORCAL FOR APCH TO MCE; AND WENT TO MER INSTEAD. HE PROBABLY WAS USING COMMERCIAL APCH PLATES WHERE THE MER AND MCE ARE LUMPED TOGETHER. IN THE GOV APCH PLATES; THE ARPTS ARE SEPARATED AS DIFFERENT CITIES -- ATWATER AND MERCED. COMMERCIAL CHART LISTING MER UNDER MERCED IS PROBABLY A VERY BIG MISTAKE; AND CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTED TO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE GOV APCH PLATES HANDLES THIS MUCH BETTER!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.