Air carrier medium large transport overshoots approach runway on a visual approach.

Attributes
ACN	139381
Time
Date	199003
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : day
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	139381
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance 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:

On visibility approach to runway 24R in dayton approach from the north, ATC asked if we had airport in sight. I asked first officer which was flying while pointing to the airport, he responded by 'airport in sight' I then relayed this to ATC. At that time we needed to start a turn towards the runway within 1 to 2 mi however the first officer continued straight ahead while maintaining altitude to the military airport in our 12 O'clock position. I was distraction at the time by communicating with our operations that I did not catch the deviation until I noticed the localizer course coming and going out of view. I responded by announcing localizer alive. By now the first officer caught his mistake and immediately turned towards the runway. We overflew the parallel runway at 3000' or 4000' which was assigned by ATC. There was traffic below us that I observed that we were well above. We were actually crossing the runway (parallel) centerline which caused the conflict with ATC. I feel like this could have been avoided by me the captain, verifying for sure first officer had proper airport in sight and continued to monitor his progress and not allowing unimportant distrs to interfere. Again no traffic conflict or traffic problem existed. Only from the view from approach control which handled the situation professionally!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG OVERSHOOTS APCH RWY ON A VISUAL APCH.

Narrative: ON VIS APCH TO RWY 24R IN DAYTON APCH FROM THE N, ATC ASKED IF WE HAD ARPT IN SIGHT. I ASKED F/O WHICH WAS FLYING WHILE POINTING TO THE ARPT, HE RESPONDED BY 'ARPT IN SIGHT' I THEN RELAYED THIS TO ATC. AT THAT TIME WE NEEDED TO START A TURN TOWARDS THE RWY WITHIN 1 TO 2 MI HOWEVER THE F/O CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD WHILE MAINTAINING ALT TO THE MIL ARPT IN OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS. I WAS DISTR AT THE TIME BY COMMUNICATING WITH OUR OPS THAT I DID NOT CATCH THE DEVIATION UNTIL I NOTICED THE LOC COURSE COMING AND GOING OUT OF VIEW. I RESPONDED BY ANNOUNCING LOC ALIVE. BY NOW THE F/O CAUGHT HIS MISTAKE AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED TOWARDS THE RWY. WE OVERFLEW THE PARALLEL RWY AT 3000' OR 4000' WHICH WAS ASSIGNED BY ATC. THERE WAS TFC BELOW US THAT I OBSERVED THAT WE WERE WELL ABOVE. WE WERE ACTUALLY XING THE RWY (PARALLEL) CENTERLINE WHICH CAUSED THE CONFLICT WITH ATC. I FEEL LIKE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY ME THE CAPT, VERIFYING FOR SURE F/O HAD PROPER ARPT IN SIGHT AND CONTINUED TO MONITOR HIS PROGRESS AND NOT ALLOWING UNIMPORTANT DISTRS TO INTERFERE. AGAIN NO TFC CONFLICT OR TFC PROB EXISTED. ONLY FROM THE VIEW FROM APCH CTL WHICH HANDLED THE SITUATION PROFESSIONALLY!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.