Missed approach performed and flight crew informed that they were making a wrong runway approach.

Attributes
ACN	171675
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 33000
ASRS Report	171675
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 111 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	171773
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Was on heading 040 degree then turned by approach to heading of 330 degree cleared for ILS 27L. M4000 until established on localizer. The turn, radar vector, seemed too close in at the time and localizer was passed through at this time aircraft was approach configured 15 degrees and gear down, when passing through the localizer, the aircraft was on G/south and the OM came on visly (light and aural). The approach became non stablized, and a missed approach was initiated. The copilot had changed to the tower and reported OM for 27L. The tower said 'left' should be 'right' and wanted to know what the problem was. He said we were still 6 mi from the OM. We advised 'we're going around.' the tower changed us to approach frequency and was vectored us to an ILS approach on runway 27R. I called the tower on the phone, and he put me through to approach control. The man on duty said another aircraft said he needed runway 27L and we were cleared for runway 27R. Our response was when cleared for the ILS 27L, we read back roger, cleared 27L ILS M4000 until established. Ord is forwarding a copy of the tape to me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MISSED APCH PERFORMED AND FLT CREW INFORMED THAT THEY WERE MAKING A WRONG RWY APCH.

Narrative: WAS ON HDG 040 DEG THEN TURNED BY APCH TO HDG OF 330 DEG CLRED FOR ILS 27L. M4000 UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON LOC. THE TURN, RADAR VECTOR, SEEMED TOO CLOSE IN AT THE TIME AND LOC WAS PASSED THROUGH AT THIS TIME ACFT WAS APCH CONFIGURED 15 DEGS AND GEAR DOWN, WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE LOC, THE ACFT WAS ON G/S AND THE OM CAME ON VISLY (LIGHT AND AURAL). THE APCH BECAME NON STABLIZED, AND A MISSED APCH WAS INITIATED. THE COPLT HAD CHANGED TO THE TWR AND RPTED OM FOR 27L. THE TWR SAID 'LEFT' SHOULD BE 'RIGHT' AND WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROB WAS. HE SAID WE WERE STILL 6 MI FROM THE OM. WE ADVISED 'WE'RE GOING AROUND.' THE TWR CHANGED US TO APCH FREQ AND WAS VECTORED US TO AN ILS APCH ON RWY 27R. I CALLED THE TWR ON THE PHONE, AND HE PUT ME THROUGH TO APCH CTL. THE MAN ON DUTY SAID ANOTHER ACFT SAID HE NEEDED RWY 27L AND WE WERE CLRED FOR RWY 27R. OUR RESPONSE WAS WHEN CLRED FOR THE ILS 27L, WE READ BACK ROGER, CLRED 27L ILS M4000 UNTIL ESTABLISHED. ORD IS FORWARDING A COPY OF THE TAPE TO ME.

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.