 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
On short final and after canceling IFR believing his airport of intended landing to be in sight; the pilot of a twin engine cessna realized he was making the approach to a closed airport a mile or so north of his destination. He performed a go-around over the tennis courts now inhabiting the runway; reoriented himself and landed uneventfully at his destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 961489 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | 6B9.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 10200 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Commenced visual approach straight-in to runway 28 at 6b9 (skaneateles; ny). Cancelled IFR with approach approximately 8 miles from the airport with 'airport in sight'; and switched radio to unicom. In fact; I had misidentified the landing strip and was aligning for a closed aerodrome with similar runway alignment approximately one mile north of the intended destination. Within one mile of the closed runway; I determined that I was off-course; and executed a go-around at approximately 200 ft AGL immediately over the closed runway/aerodrome -- no doubt alarming the tennis players on the tennis court that was actually built right on the runway.while the closed aerodrome is correctly depicted on the new york sectional; there is no caution on the commercial instrument approach plate (VOR-a) for skaneateles -- an omission made more glaring by the fact that the VOR approach course overflies the closed aerodrome just before reaching 6b9.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: On short final and after canceling IFR believing his airport of intended landing to be in sight; the pilot of a twin engine Cessna realized he was making the approach to a closed airport a mile or so north of his destination. He performed a go-around over the tennis courts now inhabiting the runway; reoriented himself and landed uneventfully at his destination.
Narrative: Commenced visual approach straight-in to Runway 28 at 6B9 (Skaneateles; NY). Cancelled IFR with Approach approximately 8 miles from the airport with 'airport in sight'; and switched radio to Unicom. In fact; I had misidentified the landing strip and was aligning for a closed aerodrome with similar runway alignment approximately one mile north of the intended destination. Within one mile of the closed runway; I determined that I was off-course; and executed a go-around at approximately 200 FT AGL immediately over the closed runway/aerodrome -- no doubt alarming the tennis players on the tennis court that was actually built right on the runway.While the closed aerodrome is correctly depicted on the New York Sectional; there is no caution on the Commercial instrument approach plate (VOR-A) for Skaneateles -- an omission made more glaring by the fact that the VOR approach course overflies the closed aerodrome just before reaching 6B9.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.