Flight crew of medium large transport aligned with wrong parallel runway at lit, ar.

Attributes
ACN	147898
Time
Date	199006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lit
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	147898
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

On final approach into adams field little rock, ar, we initially lined-up on the wrong runway. We were cleared for the ILS to runway 22 but due to the sharp heading given to intercept final, and also the fact that the new runway under construction (parallel to runway 22) was easier to see than runway 22, we lined-up for the runway under construction. The tower advised that we looked as if we were heading toward the wrong runway, realizing our mistake we corrected to runway 22 and landed with no further incident. The approach plate should have a caution concerning this potential problem so other crews won't make this embarrassing mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG ALIGNED WITH WRONG PARALLEL RWY AT LIT, AR.

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH INTO ADAMS FIELD LITTLE ROCK, AR, WE INITIALLY LINED-UP ON THE WRONG RWY. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE ILS TO RWY 22 BUT DUE TO THE SHARP HDG GIVEN TO INTERCEPT FINAL, AND ALSO THE FACT THAT THE NEW RWY UNDER CONSTRUCTION (PARALLEL TO RWY 22) WAS EASIER TO SEE THAN RWY 22, WE LINED-UP FOR THE RWY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE TWR ADVISED THAT WE LOOKED AS IF WE WERE HDG TOWARD THE WRONG RWY, REALIZING OUR MISTAKE WE CORRECTED TO RWY 22 AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE APCH PLATE SHOULD HAVE A CAUTION CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL PROB SO OTHER CREWS WON'T MAKE THIS EMBARRASSING MISTAKE.

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.