AN SMA ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN OF THE FPR ARPT WHILE TALKING TO VRB TWR. THERE WAS A BROKEN OVCST OVERHEAD.

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WE WERE RETURNING TO OUR HOME BASE ARPT OF VERO BEACH. THE CTLR CLRED US AS REQUESTED; IFR; TO DSND FROM OUR 4500 FT TO 4000 FT AND ADVISED US TO FLY HDG 090. WE WOULD BE #3 FOR VERO BEACH. WE WERE CLRED TO DSND TO 3000 FT; REMAINING ON AN EASTERLY HDG. AT THIS POINT THE WX CONDITIONS WERE MORE SCATTERED. CLOUD TOPS 3000; BASES 2500-2300 FT. WE RPTED VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE FPR OR VRB ARPT (?) AND DECIDED TO CANCEL IFR AS THIS VECTOR WOULD LIKELY PLACE OUR SINGLE ENG SMA SOMEWHAT FAR FROM THE COASTLINE. CTR CTLR ADVISED THE CANCELLATION WAS RECEIVED; RADAR SVC TERMINATED; SQUAWK 1200; AND CHANGE TO VRB TWR ON 126.3. WE COMPLIED AND WERE TOLD BY VERO BEACH TO ENTER A L BASE FOR 29L. WE COMPLIED WITH A L BASE ENTRY AND THEN A TURN TO FINAL; BUT THE ARPT RWY WE TURNED FINAL FOR WAS 32 AT FPR. WE WERE ON FINAL AT FPR TALKING TO VRB! OUR POS WHEN WE LEFT ZMA WAS ACTUALLY SOMEWHAT S OF FPR AND WITH NO DME ON BOARD; AND VRB VOR TUNED; AND THE SIMILARITY AND PROX OF THE FIELDS; A MISTAKE WAS MADE. ONE SUGGESTION: ZMA MAY HAVE ADVISED WITH OUR FREQ CHANGE FPR TWR. ANOTHER MISTAKE: I LEFT VRB TWR FREQ RATHER ABRUPTLY AND THEY WERE CALLING UNANSWERED FOR A MIN. THEY INFORMED ME UPON MY RETURN TO FREQ.