Air carrier medium large transport track deviation flying a stadium visual into lax.

Attributes
ACN	123688
Time
Date	198909
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 129 flight time total : 13252 flight time type : 10950
ASRS Report	123688
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approach to runway 24L at lax instead of the charted 24R. Traffic (an light transport) to be on our right for runway 24R, and another airplane (small light twin) from the east for the runway 25 on our left. On base, gear and flaps were extended. I completed the final descent checklist on base leg and start of turn to final. I looked up and saw the aircraft for the 25's at 11 O'clock and thought, 'he is coming over to the 24's.' I then looked at the airport and realized we were headed toward the 25's and called out to my first officer, 'the 2-4's.' we then landed on 24L as cleared. We were never in conflict with any other aircraft. I believe the clearance to 24L caused the fixation to the left runways (25's), and the airplane on approach to the 25's caused just enough distraction to cause us to lose sight of our runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TRACK DEVIATION FLYING A STADIUM VISUAL INTO LAX.

Narrative: APCH TO RWY 24L AT LAX INSTEAD OF THE CHARTED 24R. TFC (AN LTT) TO BE ON OUR RIGHT FOR RWY 24R, AND ANOTHER AIRPLANE (SMALL LIGHT TWIN) FROM THE E FOR THE RWY 25 ON OUR LEFT. ON BASE, GEAR AND FLAPS WERE EXTENDED. I COMPLETED THE FINAL DSCNT CHKLIST ON BASE LEG AND START OF TURN TO FINAL. I LOOKED UP AND SAW THE ACFT FOR THE 25'S AT 11 O'CLOCK AND THOUGHT, 'HE IS COMING OVER TO THE 24'S.' I THEN LOOKED AT THE ARPT AND REALIZED WE WERE HEADED TOWARD THE 25'S AND CALLED OUT TO MY F/O, 'THE 2-4'S.' WE THEN LANDED ON 24L AS CLRED. WE WERE NEVER IN CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ACFT. I BELIEVE THE CLRNC TO 24L CAUSED THE FIXATION TO THE LEFT RWYS (25'S), AND THE AIRPLANE ON APCH TO THE 25'S CAUSED JUST ENOUGH DISTR TO CAUSE US TO LOSE SIGHT OF OUR RWY.

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.