Flight crew of medium large transport on stadium visual to lax cleared 24R aligned with 25R.

Attributes
ACN	195498
Time
Date	199112
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : lax tower : mwh
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 arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 12230 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	195498
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Over smo VORTAC, we were cleared the stadium visual 24R. We acknowledged and proceeded via the depicted ground track. On the base turn, approach sent us over to tower for the north complex. As I dialed in tower frequency, I also changed the first officer's NAVAID from smo to ilax for 24R. I then looked up, saw the hollywood park racetrack (a visual turn point) then looked out to check for traffic from our left (the east). The first officer started to call for flaps and gear and checklist. We finished configuring and I called tower as we rolled out on centerline for the right hand runway. Tower immediately responded by telling us we were lined up for 25R, when we had been cleared for 24R. And of course, they were right! We corrected back to 24R and landed. I simply allowed myself to get too busy inside and forgot about the elephants! The first officer and I debriefed the incident in the chocks, so I think we both learned a valuable lesson. All the square filling won't do you any good if you don't pay attention to the fundamentals. I did a poor job of backing the first officer up. My mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF MLG ON STADIUM VISUAL TO LAX CLRED 24R ALIGNED WITH 25R.

Narrative: OVER SMO VORTAC, WE WERE CLRED THE STADIUM VISUAL 24R. WE ACKNOWLEDGED AND PROCEEDED VIA THE DEPICTED GND TRACK. ON THE BASE TURN, APCH SENT US OVER TO TWR FOR THE N COMPLEX. AS I DIALED IN TWR FREQ, I ALSO CHANGED THE F/O'S NAVAID FROM SMO TO ILAX FOR 24R. I THEN LOOKED UP, SAW THE HOLLYWOOD PARK RACETRACK (A VISUAL TURN POINT) THEN LOOKED OUT TO CHK FOR TFC FROM OUR L (THE E). THE FO STARTED TO CALL FOR FLAPS AND GEAR AND CHKLIST. WE FINISHED CONFIGURING AND I CALLED TWR AS WE ROLLED OUT ON CENTERLINE FOR THE R HAND RWY. TWR IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED BY TELLING US WE WERE LINED UP FOR 25R, WHEN WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR 24R. AND OF COURSE, THEY WERE RIGHT! WE CORRECTED BACK TO 24R AND LANDED. I SIMPLY ALLOWED MYSELF TO GET TOO BUSY INSIDE AND FORGOT ABOUT THE ELEPHANTS! THE FO AND I DEBRIEFED THE INCIDENT IN THE CHOCKS, SO I THINK WE BOTH LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON. ALL THE SQUARE FILLING WON'T DO YOU ANY GOOD IF YOU DON'T PAY ATTN TO THE FUNDAMENTALS. I DID A POOR JOB OF BACKING THE FO UP. MY 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.