On visual approach to runway 28R at pit flight crew of medium large transport drifted south of cente...

Attributes
ACN	126625
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	126625
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were vectored for a visual approach, directly over the approach end of 28R at 6000' with a requirement that we not turn final inside of 4 mi. The first officer maneuvered the airplane out to a point where he and I believed we could turn a teardrop-type turn back to 28R, arriving at approximately 4+ mi final for 28R. Unfortunately, the turn was initiated too far south and the turn took us well south of the final for 28R. We continued our turn back northbound and landing was accomplished on 28R. Apparently we didn't take into account the possibility that the winds aloft were out of the northwest at 6000', so when we drifted south of the final, we may have conflicted with inbound landing traffic on runway 32.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 28R AT PIT FLT CREW OF MLG DRIFTED SOUTH OF CENTERLINE OF 28R.

Narrative: WE WERE VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH, DIRECTLY OVER THE APCH END OF 28R AT 6000' WITH A REQUIREMENT THAT WE NOT TURN FINAL INSIDE OF 4 MI. THE F/O MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE OUT TO A POINT WHERE HE AND I BELIEVED WE COULD TURN A TEARDROP-TYPE TURN BACK TO 28R, ARRIVING AT APPROX 4+ MI FINAL FOR 28R. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TURN WAS INITIATED TOO FAR SOUTH AND THE TURN TOOK US WELL SOUTH OF THE FINAL FOR 28R. WE CONTINUED OUR TURN BACK NBOUND AND LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON 28R. APPARENTLY WE DIDN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE WINDS ALOFT WERE OUT OF THE NW AT 6000', SO WHEN WE DRIFTED SOUTH OF THE FINAL, WE MAY HAVE CONFLICTED WITH INBOUND LNDG TFC ON RWY 32.

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.

On visual approach to runway 28R at pit flight crew of medium large transport drifted south of centerline of 28R.