Oak air carrier arrival for runway 11 selected an incorrect localizer frequency resulting in a faile...

Attributes
ACN	1050237
Time
Date	201211
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	NCT.TRACON
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 152 Flight Crew Type 7300
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

On approach to oak runway 11; [we] planned visual approach due to ATIS of 2;600 ft ceiling and 10 miles [visibility]. I briefed the ILS course; frequency; and touchdown zone elevation. I somehow failed to set the correct ILS frequency on my side first officer had the correct frequency on his side. Weather was worse than planned. We were being vectored for the ILS to runway 11. Somewhere near alcat we were cleared for the approach. The aircraft flew past the localizer course due to the frequency error. We were vectored back toward the course but again failed to intercept. ATC canceled our approach clearance and gave us a heading toward the field with a climb to 3;000 ft. Approaching 2;500 ft they called traffic out above us and gave us urgent instruction to descend to 1;800 ft. We complied and saw the traffic on TCAS (no RA occurred). After we crossed the field at 1;800 ft; we were given a climb and radar vectors to an uneventful ILS to runway 11.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OAK Air Carrier arrival for Runway 11 selected an incorrect localizer frequency resulting in a failed intercept requiring additional ATC vectors and an eventual go around event.

Narrative: On approach to OAK Runway 11; [we] planned visual approach due to ATIS of 2;600 FT ceiling and 10 miles [visibility]. I briefed the ILS course; frequency; and touchdown zone elevation. I somehow failed to set the correct ILS frequency on my side First Officer had the correct frequency on his side. Weather was worse than planned. We were being vectored for the ILS to Runway 11. Somewhere near ALCAT we were cleared for the approach. The aircraft flew past the LOC course due to the frequency error. We were vectored back toward the course but again failed to intercept. ATC canceled our approach clearance and gave us a heading toward the field with a climb to 3;000 FT. Approaching 2;500 FT they called traffic out above us and gave us urgent instruction to descend to 1;800 FT. We complied and saw the traffic on TCAS (no RA occurred). After we crossed the field at 1;800 FT; we were given a climb and RADAR vectors to an uneventful ILS to Runway 11.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Oak air carrier arrival for runway 11 selected an incorrect localizer frequency resulting in a failed intercept requiring additional ATC vectors and an eventual go around event.