A PA23-235 pilot landed NORDO at an airport near his destination after he mistook it for his destination following TRACON's airport advisory. Prior to landing his aircraft's radio failed when the fuel pump was turned on.

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Attributes
ACN	788407
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	788407
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was IFR flight plan; talking with approach. I was en route ZZZ1. Approach called the airport '12 O'clock; 5 mi.' 'do you wish to cancel IFR?' I could see the airport in front of me. I called airport in sight. I canceled IFR and landed! It was the wrong airport! It was not ZZZ1 but ZZZ. The runway confign similar -- winds favored a west landing -- I landed on runway xx. Also; during landing; after I went VFR I lost radio. Electrical failed when I turned on fuel pump. The pump shorted and made avionics relay 'motorboat.' 'noise-fuse-norad.' now I am on the ground; no landing clearance; at the wrong airport! I called the tower; explained; approach sent me; maybe to the wrong airport. Lost radio no way to get feedback. I left the airplane to be repaired (new fuel pump). Did not know that I was at wrong airport till on ground. No radio increased workload; no time to verify exact runway. No time to look.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA23-235 PILOT LANDED NORDO AT AN ARPT NEAR HIS DESTINATION AFTER HE MISTOOK IT FOR HIS DESTINATION FOLLOWING TRACON'S ARPT ADVISORY. PRIOR TO LNDG HIS ACFT'S RADIO FAILED WHEN THE FUEL PUMP WAS TURNED ON.

Narrative: I WAS IFR FLT PLAN; TALKING WITH APCH. I WAS ENRTE ZZZ1. APCH CALLED THE ARPT '12 O'CLOCK; 5 MI.' 'DO YOU WISH TO CANCEL IFR?' I COULD SEE THE ARPT IN FRONT OF ME. I CALLED ARPT IN SIGHT. I CANCELED IFR AND LANDED! IT WAS THE WRONG ARPT! IT WAS NOT ZZZ1 BUT ZZZ. THE RWY CONFIGN SIMILAR -- WINDS FAVORED A W LNDG -- I LANDED ON RWY XX. ALSO; DURING LNDG; AFTER I WENT VFR I LOST RADIO. ELECTRICAL FAILED WHEN I TURNED ON FUEL PUMP. THE PUMP SHORTED AND MADE AVIONICS RELAY 'MOTORBOAT.' 'NOISE-FUSE-NORAD.' NOW I AM ON THE GND; NO LNDG CLRNC; AT THE WRONG ARPT! I CALLED THE TWR; EXPLAINED; APCH SENT ME; MAYBE TO THE WRONG ARPT. LOST RADIO NO WAY TO GET FEEDBACK. I LEFT THE AIRPLANE TO BE REPAIRED (NEW FUEL PUMP). DID NOT KNOW THAT I WAS AT WRONG ARPT TILL ON GND. NO RADIO INCREASED WORKLOAD; NO TIME TO VERIFY EXACT RWY. NO TIME TO LOOK.

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.