Narrative:

On radar vectors with miami approach control. ILS has been turned and identify for 9R miami. 13 NM south of miami airport on a 270 degree heading at 3000 ft. Captain is hand flying aircraft, a widebody transport. First officer handling the radios, and I am the international officer (relief pilot) occupying the jumpseat. Traffic at 2 O'clock, 6 mi reported by ATC. First officer notifies ATC 'traffic in sight, we have the airport visually.' ATC clears us for a visual to approach 9R at miami international airport to follow traffic. We continue on a 280 degree heading over the everglades. There are few ground references. We roll out on a neasterly heading, flaps are lowered to 30 degrees, gear is down, and a descent is started. Captain rolls out on a 90 degree heading at 1500 ft. I call out 'we're lined up for runway 9 at tamiami airport.' (10 NM sse of miami, localizer showing full left deflection.) add power begin to climb to 2000 ft, and turn to 030 degree heading for miami airport. Contributing factors: we departed buenos aires at PM45 EST, all night flight, 8 hours plus 27 mins schedules. Hand flying aircraft possibly diverted some of the captain's attention from maintaining constant visual on the airport. Supplemental information from acn 224760: I think the main thing that contributed to my lack of performance in this situation is the fact that I had slept right up to the time of descent and had barely been awake 10 mins when all this took place. I am sure the rest of the crew thought they were being thoughtful by letting me sleep longer on my rest break, but that is definitely not enough time to wake up and be alert to what is going on. The captain was obviously very fatigued. Supplemental information from acn 224441: failed to use all information available from aircraft's navigation system (FMC app selection).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB CREW MADE AN APCH TO THE WRONG ARPT AFTER AN ALL NIGHT FLT.

Narrative: ON RADAR VECTORS WITH MIAMI APCH CTL. ILS HAS BEEN TURNED AND IDENT FOR 9R MIAMI. 13 NM S OF MIAMI ARPT ON A 270 DEG HDG AT 3000 FT. CAPT IS HAND FLYING ACFT, A WDB. FO HANDLING THE RADIOS, AND I AM THE INTL OFFICER (RELIEF PLT) OCCUPYING THE JUMPSEAT. TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK, 6 MI RPTED BY ATC. FO NOTIFIES ATC 'TFC IN SIGHT, WE HAVE THE ARPT VISUALLY.' ATC CLRS US FOR A VISUAL TO APCH 9R AT MIAMI INTL ARPT TO FOLLOW TFC. WE CONTINUE ON A 280 DEG HDG OVER THE EVERGLADES. THERE ARE FEW GND REFS. WE ROLL OUT ON A NEASTERLY HDG, FLAPS ARE LOWERED TO 30 DEGS, GEAR IS DOWN, AND A DSCNT IS STARTED. CAPT ROLLS OUT ON A 90 DEG HDG AT 1500 FT. I CALL OUT 'WE'RE LINED UP FOR RWY 9 AT TAMIAMI ARPT.' (10 NM SSE OF MIAMI, LOC SHOWING FULL L DEFLECTION.) ADD PWR BEGIN TO CLB TO 2000 FT, AND TURN TO 030 DEG HDG FOR MIAMI ARPT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: WE DEPARTED BUENOS AIRES AT PM45 EST, ALL NIGHT FLT, 8 HRS PLUS 27 MINS SCHEDULES. HAND FLYING ACFT POSSIBLY DIVERTED SOME OF THE CAPT'S ATTN FROM MAINTAINING CONSTANT VISUAL ON THE ARPT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 224760: I THINK THE MAIN THING THAT CONTRIBUTED TO MY LACK OF PERFORMANCE IN THIS SITUATION IS THE FACT THAT I HAD SLEPT RIGHT UP TO THE TIME OF DSCNT AND HAD BARELY BEEN AWAKE 10 MINS WHEN ALL THIS TOOK PLACE. I AM SURE THE REST OF THE CREW THOUGHT THEY WERE BEING THOUGHTFUL BY LETTING ME SLEEP LONGER ON MY REST BREAK, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT ENOUGH TIME TO WAKE UP AND BE ALERT TO WHAT IS GOING ON. THE CAPT WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY FATIGUED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 224441: FAILED TO USE ALL INFO AVAILABLE FROM ACFT'S NAV SYS (FMC APP SELECTION).

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.