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Captain has wrong runway complex in sight, lines up with wrong runway. Gets clearance to land on 'wrong' runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 215597 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199207 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw tower : pbi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 315 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 315 |
| ASRS Report | 215597 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The captain mistook the east side of dfw complex for the west side when calling the field in sight. I told him he was crossing centerline as a VFR base leg was being made. He continued for 17R having been cleared for landing on 18R. Finally, the controller asked him what he was doing. He then woke up. We asked for clearance for 17R and was given it as closest traffic was, luckily, on a 7 mi final. We landed 17R without incident. Poor cockpit communication in the fact that he would not listen versus his own perception of the situation, caused the incident. More firm communication on my part or even physical evasive action in turning the aircraft would have stopped the situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT HAS WRONG RWY COMPLEX IN SIGHT, LINES UP WITH WRONG RWY. GETS CLRNC TO LAND ON 'WRONG' RWY.
Narrative: THE CAPT MISTOOK THE E SIDE OF DFW COMPLEX FOR THE W SIDE WHEN CALLING THE FIELD IN SIGHT. I TOLD HIM HE WAS XING CTRLINE AS A VFR BASE LEG WAS BEING MADE. HE CONTINUED FOR 17R HAVING BEEN CLRED FOR LNDG ON 18R. FINALLY, THE CTLR ASKED HIM WHAT HE WAS DOING. HE THEN WOKE UP. WE ASKED FOR CLRNC FOR 17R AND WAS GIVEN IT AS CLOSEST TFC WAS, LUCKILY, ON A 7 MI FINAL. WE LANDED 17R WITHOUT INCIDENT. POOR COCKPIT COM IN THE FACT THAT HE WOULD NOT LISTEN VERSUS HIS OWN PERCEPTION OF THE SITUATION, CAUSED THE INCIDENT. MORE FIRM COM ON MY PART OR EVEN PHYSICAL EVASIVE ACTION IN TURNING THE ACFT WOULD HAVE STOPPED THE SITUATION.
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.