Flight crew of medium large transport descending and approaching crp saw runway. Flight crew accelerated approach and final checks, then realized they were looking at runway 31 at ngw. Made a go around and approached and landed crp.

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Attributes
ACN	169119
Time
Date	199101
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : crp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : crp tower : ngw
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 descent other landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	169119
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	169122
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While making an approach to runway 31 at crp, several factors caused us to misident runway 31 at cabaniss nolf as runway 31 at crp. We were given an intercept heading and 2000' and cleared for localizer 31 approach. We were solid IMC when we intercepted the localizer. As we started our descent to 1600', as per the approach, we were switched over to crp tower. The captain contacted the tower at about the same time we broke out of the base of the clouds. The tower's initial response was unintelligible. When we broke out, we were lined up for runway 31, but looked quite high on the approach. We started our descent procedures (landing gear down, landing flaps, completing landing checklist). At the same time, the captain asked the tower to repeat their last transmission. We were advised of traffic in a touch and go pattern and to continue. This all happened within a period of approximately 45 seconds to 1 min. At approximately 300' AGL we recognized the discrepancy between the DME readout and our position to the runway, and we executed a go around. The hectic environment of the 2-M cockpit, along with these particular WX conditions, the misunderstanding of the ATC transmission and extremely similar runway environment within such close proximity led to a very close mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG DESCENDING AND APCHING CRP SAW RWY. FLT CREW ACCELERATED APCH AND FINAL CHECKS, THEN REALIZED THEY WERE LOOKING AT RWY 31 AT NGW. MADE A GO AROUND AND APCHED AND LANDED CRP.

Narrative: WHILE MAKING AN APCH TO RWY 31 AT CRP, SEVERAL FACTORS CAUSED US TO MISIDENT RWY 31 AT CABANISS NOLF AS RWY 31 AT CRP. WE WERE GIVEN AN INTERCEPT HDG AND 2000' AND CLRED FOR LOC 31 APCH. WE WERE SOLID IMC WHEN WE INTERCEPTED THE LOC. AS WE STARTED OUR DSNT TO 1600', AS PER THE APCH, WE WERE SWITCHED OVER TO CRP TWR. THE CAPT CONTACTED THE TWR AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE BROKE OUT OF THE BASE OF THE CLOUDS. THE TWR'S INITIAL RESPONSE WAS UNINTELLIGIBLE. WHEN WE BROKE OUT, WE WERE LINED UP FOR RWY 31, BUT LOOKED QUITE HIGH ON THE APCH. WE STARTED OUR DSNT PROCS (LNDG GEAR DOWN, LNDG FLAPS, COMPLETING LNDG CHKLIST). AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAPT ASKED THE TWR TO REPEAT THEIR LAST XMISSION. WE WERE ADVISED OF TFC IN A TOUCH AND GO PATTERN AND TO CONTINUE. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN A PERIOD OF APPROX 45 SECS TO 1 MIN. AT APPROX 300' AGL WE RECOGNIZED THE DISCREPANCY BTWN THE DME READOUT AND OUR POS TO THE RWY, AND WE EXECUTED A GAR. THE HECTIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE 2-M COCKPIT, ALONG WITH THESE PARTICULAR WX CONDITIONS, THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE ATC XMISSION AND EXTREMELY SIMILAR RWY ENVIRONMENT WITHIN SUCH CLOSE PROX LED TO A VERY CLOSE 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.