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Attributes | |
ACN | 1559493 |
Time | |
Date | 201806 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | A319 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
Route In Use | Visual Approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Experience | Flight Crew Total 19000 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
As PF (pilot flying) I had both ILS zzr and ILS zy plates 'checked' on my ipad. In anticipation of a last minute approach change; both were reviewed prior to the descent. With very little traffic in the area; the late hour and wx VMC; approach offered us a visual to zzr. With the airport on the left side of the aircraft the captain (pilot monitoring) said he had the field and runway insight. We accepted the (night) visual and I switched my approach plate to what I thought was ILS zzr. I inadvertently selected ILS zy and erroneously selected 1;760 ft instead of 3000 ft due to similar sounding approach fixes. On descent with the runway in sight at all times we received a 'terrain' aural warning and leveled off until glideslope was reached. Against all my years of training I erroneously accepted a night visual to an airfield I have not flown into in many years. Making a last minute change of approach plates in a high workload environment on the ipad the wrong plate displayed. Similar fix names induced me to think I was on the correct approach plate and accept the incorrect altitude for input into the altitude select.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 pilot reported selecting the incorrect ILS plate for a visual approach resulting in a 'terrain' warning.
Narrative: As PF (Pilot Flying) I had both ILS ZZR and ILS ZY plates 'checked' on my iPad. In anticipation of a last minute approach change; both were reviewed prior to the descent. With very little traffic in the area; the late hour and Wx VMC; Approach offered us a visual to ZZR. With the airport on the left side of the aircraft the Captain (Pilot Monitoring) said he had the field and runway insight. We accepted the (night) visual and I switched my approach plate to what I thought was ILS ZZR. I inadvertently selected ILS ZY and erroneously selected 1;760 ft instead of 3000 ft due to similar sounding approach fixes. On descent with the runway in sight at all times we received a 'terrain' aural warning and leveled off until glideslope was reached. Against all my years of training I erroneously accepted a night visual to an airfield I have not flown into in many years. Making a last minute change of approach plates in a high workload environment on the iPad the wrong plate displayed. Similar fix names induced me to think I was on the correct approach plate and accept the incorrect altitude for input into the altitude select.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.