Mlt wrong airport approach.

Attributes
ACN	81659
Time
Date	198801
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eli airport : egi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cew tower : egi
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3000
ASRS Report	81659
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a sortie from dobbins AFB, GA, to duke field (elgin auxiliary field #3), our aircraft (mlt) incorrectly identified crestview airport as duke field and nearly landed there. We flew in crestview's airspace west/O clearance. We discovered the problem on a 2 mi final that we were not lined up for duke, but for crestview (crestview is 10 NM north of duke). It was the crew that made the discovery. We turned eastbound, climbed, and continued to duke field. At no time did we contact crestview tower, as we were taking to duke tower and thought we had duke in sight. What caused the problem: inadequate permission planning, failure to use all available navaids (we plotted a radial/DME fix from crestview to identify duke, but did not take it in. The aircraft was equipped with INS but was not programmed with duke coordinates), early cancellation of IFR flight plan (crew cancelled IFR clearance approximately 15-20 mi north of crestview west/O duke in sight), and elgin approach control was contacted inbound to duke, but they provided no assistance when we reported field in sight (wrong field) and then switched us to duke tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLT WRONG ARPT APCH.

Narrative: WHILE ON A SORTIE FROM DOBBINS AFB, GA, TO DUKE FIELD (ELGIN AUX FIELD #3), OUR ACFT (MLT) INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED CRESTVIEW ARPT AS DUKE FIELD AND NEARLY LANDED THERE. WE FLEW IN CRESTVIEW'S AIRSPACE W/O CLRNC. WE DISCOVERED THE PROB ON A 2 MI FINAL THAT WE WERE NOT LINED UP FOR DUKE, BUT FOR CRESTVIEW (CRESTVIEW IS 10 NM N OF DUKE). IT WAS THE CREW THAT MADE THE DISCOVERY. WE TURNED EBND, CLBED, AND CONTINUED TO DUKE FIELD. AT NO TIME DID WE CONTACT CRESTVIEW TWR, AS WE WERE TAKING TO DUKE TWR AND THOUGHT WE HAD DUKE IN SIGHT. WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM: INADEQUATE PERMISSION PLANNING, FAILURE TO USE ALL AVAILABLE NAVAIDS (WE PLOTTED A RADIAL/DME FIX FROM CRESTVIEW TO IDENTIFY DUKE, BUT DID NOT TAKE IT IN. THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH INS BUT WAS NOT PROGRAMMED WITH DUKE COORDINATES), EARLY CANCELLATION OF IFR FLT PLAN (CREW CANCELLED IFR CLRNC APPROX 15-20 MI N OF CRESTVIEW W/O DUKE IN SIGHT), AND ELGIN APCH CTL WAS CONTACTED INBND TO DUKE, BUT THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE WHEN WE RPTED FIELD IN SIGHT (WRONG FIELD) AND THEN SWITCHED US TO DUKE TWR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.