Mdt flight crew cleared for ILS, then told to sidestep to parallel runway which was not in sight due...

Attributes
ACN	124655
Time
Date	198910
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	124655
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	124655
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Low visibility ILS 24R lax, declined visibility approach, reported WX 3 mi, haze. Short approach (within 3 mi) tower told us to 'sidestep to 24L, aircraft on right base to 24R visibility approach.' we did not have either runway in sight, but were not given opportunity to continue approach west/O causing a conflict with vectored aircraft. We tried to sidestep in very poor glare conditions with poor results. We finally saw 24L on 1/2 mi final with poor runway alignment and last minute course corrections required. Called tower to complain about having been told to sidestep from an ILS clearance and no runway insight. We should have performed a go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT FLT CREW CLEARED FOR ILS, THEN TOLD TO SIDESTEP TO PARALLEL RWY WHICH WAS NOT IN SIGHT DUE TO HAZE.

Narrative: LOW VISIBILITY ILS 24R LAX, DECLINED VIS APCH, RPTED WX 3 MI, HAZE. SHORT APCH (WITHIN 3 MI) TWR TOLD US TO 'SIDESTEP TO 24L, ACFT ON RIGHT BASE TO 24R VIS APCH.' WE DID NOT HAVE EITHER RWY IN SIGHT, BUT WERE NOT GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE APCH W/O CAUSING A CONFLICT WITH VECTORED ACFT. WE TRIED TO SIDESTEP IN VERY POOR GLARE CONDITIONS WITH POOR RESULTS. WE FINALLY SAW 24L ON 1/2 MI FINAL WITH POOR RWY ALIGNMENT AND LAST MINUTE COURSE CORRECTIONS REQUIRED. CALLED TWR TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HAVING BEEN TOLD TO SIDESTEP FROM AN ILS CLRNC AND NO RWY INSIGHT. WE SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED A GAR.

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.

Mdt flight crew cleared for ILS, then told to sidestep to parallel runway which was not in sight due to haze.