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An air taxi crew executed a go-around while on final to vps runway 12 in light rain with four miles visibility after realizing that they were not on final approach for dts GPS runway 14 about six miles beyond vps.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1107074 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201308 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | VPS.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Other approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 101 Flight Crew Total 5300 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 108 Flight Crew Total 2045 Flight Crew Type 43 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
We were on approach to dts for the GPS 14 approach in light rain. The weather was changing at dts due to the fact there was a thunderstorm just to the south and west of dts. We saw vps and thought it was dts so we told [the] controller we had a visual and began to maneuver for landing; we descended to approximately 500 to 600 AGL when we noticed the crossing runway and saw runway numbers of 12 not 14. So we went around and continued to dts. We saw dts when approximately 1 to 2 mile past vps. I think it would enhance safety to add a note on the planned view GPS 14 to dts regarding the fact that you cross over vps and in low visibility it can be mistaken for dts due similar runways; i.e. Runway 12 versus runway 14.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air taxi crew executed a go-around while on final to VPS Runway 12 in light rain with four miles visibility after realizing that they were not on final approach for DTS GPS Runway 14 about six miles beyond VPS.
Narrative: We were on approach to DTS for the GPS 14 approach in light rain. The weather was changing at DTS due to the fact there was a thunderstorm just to the south and west of DTS. We saw VPS and thought it was DTS so we told [the] Controller we had a visual and began to maneuver for landing; we descended to approximately 500 to 600 AGL when we noticed the crossing runway and saw runway numbers of 12 Not 14. So we went around and continued to DTS. We saw DTS when approximately 1 to 2 mile past VPS. I think it would enhance safety to add a note on the planned view GPS 14 to DTS regarding the fact that you cross over VPS and in low Visibility it can be mistaken for DTS due similar runways; i.e. Runway 12 versus Runway 14.
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.