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Air carrier large transport wrong runway approach. They followed a VOR radial instead of the localizer as cleared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 155817 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 183 flight time total : 12626 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 155817 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| 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:
I was flying aircraft. We were cleared for localizer approach runway 29R. I inadvertently failed to turn the navigation receiver to the localizer position. I tracked the VOR inbound to the field. When we saw the approach lights for 29L, we realized the error and corrected. Aircraft was landed with no further incident. ATC said nothing during the approach and as far as I know there was no conflict. Navigation receiver as 2 heads. When you change frequencys you have to switch from 1 head to the other. It is very easy to change frequencys but forget to change channels.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT WRONG RWY APCH. THEY FOLLOWED A VOR RADIAL INSTEAD OF THE LOCALIZER AS CLEARED.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING ACFT. WE WERE CLRED FOR LOC APCH RWY 29R. I INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO TURN THE NAV RECEIVER TO THE LOC POS. I TRACKED THE VOR INBND TO THE FIELD. WHEN WE SAW THE APCH LIGHTS FOR 29L, WE REALIZED THE ERROR AND CORRECTED. ACFT WAS LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. ATC SAID NOTHING DURING THE APCH AND AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. NAV RECEIVER AS 2 HEADS. WHEN YOU CHANGE FREQS YOU HAVE TO SWITCH FROM 1 HEAD TO THE OTHER. IT IS VERY EASY TO CHANGE FREQS BUT FORGET TO CHANGE CHANNELS.
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.