Roy Smith wrote:

I saw an approach mistake the other day that I've never seen before. We
were flying the VOR-A @ 12N (http://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0503/05026VA.PDF)
and were a little off course (in good VFR conditions). My student looked
up at about the right time, saw a runway, and went for it. Unfortunately,
it was the wrong airport. 3N5 (http://www.airnav.com/airport/3N5) is all
of 1.5 miles away from 12N, and they both have a single runway of
approximately the same size and orientation (the both even have a lake at
the end of the runway).

Fortunately, he was on the ball enough to notice it had a big "6" painted
on the end instead of a "3". I wonder how many of us would be alert enough
to notice the same thing when we broke out at minimums?


sounds like the commercial jet that landed at an AFB instead of the
intended airport.

You should have let him land (if it was an uncontrolled airport) and
then berate (sp?) the student thereby making you, the CFII, appear
just that smarter. ;-) ;-) Just joking. Just got back from my
IFR lesson. Went well. One or two more flights and time for my
checkride.

Gerald Sylvester