PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10; Flight Crew Total 800; Flight Crew Type 600
Situational Awareness; Confusion; Communication Breakdown
Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Exited Penetrated Airspace; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Airport; Human Factors; Procedure
My intention was to stop for refueling. On approach to [my fuel stop] I dialed in the frequency for [the wrong airport] instead; which lead to the confusion. [The wrong Tower] cleared me to Runway 23; when my intended place of landing is ZZZ. I realized something was not right when I was approaching the airport and Runway 20 was in front of me. I departed the Class D without incident; corrected the frequency and landed without incident.
PA-28 pilot put in the wrong Tower frequency and after receiving clearance to land on a runway which was not at the intended airport; realized the error; departed; entered the correct frequency and returned to land.