Alert approach controller on radar advises air carrier large transport that he is off the final appr...

Attributes
ACN	118871
Time
Date	198908
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	118871
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cvg WX ATIS reporting 1500' broken with 2 mi visibility. ILS 27L approach had G/south OTS, displaced threshold, and the FAF (jodur) was determined by use of the 339 degree right of flm VOR (117.0) at 26 NM away. The approach checklist had been completed and I thought the first officer (PF) had indicated he had tuned and idented the ILS localizer on frequency 108.7. As the PNF, I should have idented it for him and the second officer should have double-checked. As my course deviation needle indicated jodur, I checked to see the first officer's indicated on course with 272 degrees dialed in his course selector. As I stated aloud 'coming over with you,' meaning I will also tune the localizer, the approach controller said that we were well left of the localizer. Not until then did we note that the first officer's navigation radio was tuned to cvg VOR instead of the ILS localizer. Being too late to correct we went around and executed a normal successful approach. This is one of the sharpest first officer's I have ever flown with. I relaxed and deviated from standard policy of always double-checking all frequencys, idents and course selections. The second officer should have detected the error during his reading of the approach checklist. I will redouble my efforts to include in my initial crew briefings, the importance of such double-checks and full involvement in all procedures by the second officer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALERT APCH CTLR ON RADAR ADVISES ACR LGT THAT HE IS OFF THE FINAL APCH COURSE. ACR EXECUTES A MISSED APCH FOR ANOTHER TRY.

Narrative: CVG WX ATIS RPTING 1500' BROKEN WITH 2 MI VISIBILITY. ILS 27L APCH HAD G/S OTS, DISPLACED THRESHOLD, AND THE FAF (JODUR) WAS DETERMINED BY USE OF THE 339 DEG R OF FLM VOR (117.0) AT 26 NM AWAY. THE APCH CHKLIST HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND I THOUGHT THE FO (PF) HAD INDICATED HE HAD TUNED AND IDENTED THE ILS LOC ON FREQ 108.7. AS THE PNF, I SHOULD HAVE IDENTED IT FOR HIM AND THE S/O SHOULD HAVE DOUBLE-CHKED. AS MY COURSE DEVIATION NEEDLE INDICATED JODUR, I CHKED TO SEE THE F/O'S INDICATED ON COURSE WITH 272 DEGS DIALED IN HIS COURSE SELECTOR. AS I STATED ALOUD 'COMING OVER WITH YOU,' MEANING I WILL ALSO TUNE THE LOC, THE APCH CTLR SAID THAT WE WERE WELL LEFT OF THE LOC. NOT UNTIL THEN DID WE NOTE THAT THE F/O'S NAV RADIO WAS TUNED TO CVG VOR INSTEAD OF THE ILS LOC. BEING TOO LATE TO CORRECT WE WENT AROUND AND EXECUTED A NORMAL SUCCESSFUL APCH. THIS IS ONE OF THE SHARPEST F/O'S I HAVE EVER FLOWN WITH. I RELAXED AND DEVIATED FROM STANDARD POLICY OF ALWAYS DOUBLE-CHKING ALL FREQS, IDENTS AND COURSE SELECTIONS. THE S/O SHOULD HAVE DETECTED THE ERROR DURING HIS READING OF THE APCH CHKLIST. I WILL REDOUBLE MY EFFORTS TO INCLUDE IN MY INITIAL CREW BRIEFINGS, THE IMPORTANCE OF SUCH DOUBLE-CHKS AND FULL INVOLVEMENT IN ALL PROCS BY THE S/O.

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.

Alert approach controller on radar advises air carrier large transport that he is off the final approach course. Air carrier executes a missed approach for another try.