Air carrier medium large transport the wrong runway approach at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	184769
Time
Date	199107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 2100
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	185769
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 spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As first officer monitoring approach and working radios, became fixated on closeness of large transport on approach ahead of us. Excessive use of TCAS allowed the lapse in backup duties of identing the primary NAVAID in use. Subsequently the fact that the captain (flying) was using the incorrect ILS frequency was overlooked. (The ADF had been idented for reference only). The closeness was mentioned to the captain, but not tower or approach, thus allowing us to continue farther into the approach. The tower alerted us to the error at about 1000 ft AGL and reclred us to land runway 17L. Cause: excessive information in the cockpit, incorrectly used. Failure of ATC to monitor WX above was as described on ATIS. A special was issued which more accurately describes the WX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG THE WRONG RWY APCH AT DFW.

Narrative: AS FO MONITORING APCH AND WORKING RADIOS, BECAME FIXATED ON CLOSENESS OF LGT ON APCH AHEAD OF US. EXCESSIVE USE OF TCAS ALLOWED THE LAPSE IN BACKUP DUTIES OF IDENTING THE PRIMARY NAVAID IN USE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE FACT THAT THE CAPT (FLYING) WAS USING THE INCORRECT ILS FREQ WAS OVERLOOKED. (THE ADF HAD BEEN IDENTED FOR REF ONLY). THE CLOSENESS WAS MENTIONED TO THE CAPT, BUT NOT TWR OR APCH, THUS ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE FARTHER INTO THE APCH. THE TWR ALERTED US TO THE ERROR AT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL AND RECLRED US TO LAND RWY 17L. CAUSE: EXCESSIVE INFO IN THE COCKPIT, INCORRECTLY USED. FAILURE OF ATC TO MONITOR WX ABOVE WAS AS DESCRIBED ON ATIS. A SPECIAL WAS ISSUED WHICH MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBES THE WX.

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.