Light transport cleared for visual runway 24R lined up with one of the runways 25.

Attributes
ACN	158481
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	158481
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
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:

Cleared for visibility to runway 24R at lax. Thought I had the 24's in sight but evidently was the 25's. Inadvertently began to line up with the 25's but caught mistake and corrected immediately. Landed west/O incident. Should have positively idented the 24's in my mind. It was hazy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT CLEARED FOR VISUAL RWY 24R LINED UP WITH ONE OF THE RWYS 25.

Narrative: CLRED FOR VIS TO RWY 24R AT LAX. THOUGHT I HAD THE 24'S IN SIGHT BUT EVIDENTLY WAS THE 25'S. INADVERTENTLY BEGAN TO LINE UP WITH THE 25'S BUT CAUGHT MISTAKE AND CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. LANDED W/O INCIDENT. SHOULD HAVE POSITIVELY IDENTED THE 24'S IN MY MIND. IT WAS HAZY.

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.