Approach to wrong set of parallel runways on visual approach. Made wide base to assist in descent and correct runways obscured in haze, so lined up with wrong runway.

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Attributes
ACN	112662
Time
Date	198905
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	112662
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Over smo we were cleared for a visual to 24R copilot was flying and we were in close at 6000'. We widened our base leg in order to get down and controller said we were lined up on 25R. As we were correcting over to 24R, the base leg was too wide and carried us over to 25R centerline. Visibility was obscured on 24L & right side of airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH TO WRONG SET OF PARALLEL RWYS ON VISUAL APCH. MADE WIDE BASE TO ASSIST IN DESCENT AND CORRECT RWYS OBSCURED IN HAZE, SO LINED UP WITH WRONG RWY.

Narrative: OVER SMO WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL TO 24R COPLT WAS FLYING AND WE WERE IN CLOSE AT 6000'. WE WIDENED OUR BASE LEG IN ORDER TO GET DOWN AND CTLR SAID WE WERE LINED UP ON 25R. AS WE WERE CORRECTING OVER TO 24R, THE BASE LEG WAS TOO WIDE AND CARRIED US OVER TO 25R CENTERLINE. VISIBILITY WAS OBSCURED ON 24L & R SIDE OF ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.