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Flight crew of medium large transport cleared stadium visual to lax had TCASII distraction and reduced visibility as turn was made to airport. Overshot runway alignment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 190993 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 190993 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The approach track is visual but has radial definition from santa monica. The base leg turn to dog leg is defined off of santa monica. I elected to remain on smo until crossing the 084 radial. At that point TCASII indicated a conflict. Approach sent us to tower which was busy, keeping my new first officer busy. TCASII conflict was an aircraft on straight in approach to 25L. I assumed him to be for 24L and spent too much time watching him. We xed the 24R final and I mistook 25R for 24R as visibility into the sun and smog was low. Tower called us and pointed out our error. I had overshot. Cause: 1) not having 24R ILS tuned. 2) TCASII warning took too long to resolve. 3) frequency congestion. 4) new first officer. 5) visibility lower than normal but VFR. 6) track and altitude restrictions on approach take you in cockpit. Corrections: 1) loosen up approach to a true visual. 2) quicker change to tower frequency. 3) better coordination in cockpit on navigation aids.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG CLRED STADIUM VISUAL TO LAX HAD TCASII DISTR AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AS TURN WAS MADE TO ARPT. OVERSHOT RWY ALIGNMENT.
Narrative: THE APCH TRACK IS VISUAL BUT HAS RADIAL DEFINITION FROM SANTA MONICA. THE BASE LEG TURN TO DOG LEG IS DEFINED OFF OF SANTA MONICA. I ELECTED TO REMAIN ON SMO UNTIL XING THE 084 RADIAL. AT THAT POINT TCASII INDICATED A CONFLICT. APCH SENT US TO TWR WHICH WAS BUSY, KEEPING MY NEW FO BUSY. TCASII CONFLICT WAS AN ACFT ON STRAIGHT IN APCH TO 25L. I ASSUMED HIM TO BE FOR 24L AND SPENT TOO MUCH TIME WATCHING HIM. WE XED THE 24R FINAL AND I MISTOOK 25R FOR 24R AS VISIBILITY INTO THE SUN AND SMOG WAS LOW. TWR CALLED US AND POINTED OUT OUR ERROR. I HAD OVERSHOT. CAUSE: 1) NOT HAVING 24R ILS TUNED. 2) TCASII WARNING TOOK TOO LONG TO RESOLVE. 3) FREQ CONGESTION. 4) NEW FO. 5) VISIBILITY LOWER THAN NORMAL BUT VFR. 6) TRACK AND ALT RESTRICTIONS ON APCH TAKE YOU IN COCKPIT. CORRECTIONS: 1) LOOSEN UP APCH TO A TRUE VISUAL. 2) QUICKER CHANGE TO TWR FREQ. 3) BETTER COORD IN COCKPIT ON NAV AIDS.
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.