Baron 58/58TC
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15; Flight Crew Total 2848; Flight Crew Type 1700
Confusion; Distraction; Human-Machine Interface; Situational Awareness; Time Pressure; Training / Qualification; Workload
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Procedure; Equipment / Tooling; Human Factors; Airport
IFR flight plan with new Garmin 750 and 500 panel. Got confused on set up for waypoint intersect. Controller was helpful and circled us around for a new setup. Broke out of clouds and got further confused with nearby airport.... Realized lined up for wrong airport and contacted Tower. Vectored to proper airport and with mental overload; landed safely on a short runway and blew left tire. No damage other than to my ego and the tire. Clearly I was overloaded for what should have been an easy approach and landing caused by the confusion of learning the new system and the need to be at a location on time. Silly pilot errors caused by overload and the domino effect of multiple tasks.
BE58 pilot; distracted by difficulties in programming a new GPS; lined up for landing at the wrong airport. After receiving a vector from ATC; pilot proceeded to the proper airport; but blew a tire on landing.