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Captain of an large transport air carrier aircraft overshot final approach course during turn to final for a visual approach. Result, a TCASII RA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 261279 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 261279 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | unspecified : 12000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Visual approach to lax runway 24R from smo. Crossed smo approximately 9000 ft, 210 KTS, heading 070 degrees per ATC. Turned to 160 degrees/180 KTS abeam romen per ATC. Cleared visual to runway 24R. Due to being somewhat high, somewhat fast, wind from north, and limited visual reference to runway due to turn, we overshot the centerline for runway 24R, strayed south of runway 24, received TCASII alert for aircraft on 25 approach (reduce descent). Corrected situation and landed 24R without incident. Contributing factors: fatigue (11 hour flight). Fixation -- I may have visually picked up runway 25 complex in turn, rather than runway 24. First officer was busy with checklist/communication. ATC gave a rather short approach, high and fast. Lessons: plan ahead, stay ahead, don't let other factors lead you into potential problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN LGT ACR ACFT OVERSHOT FINAL APCH COURSE DURING TURN TO FINAL FOR A VISUAL APCH. RESULT, A TCASII RA.
Narrative: VISUAL APCH TO LAX RWY 24R FROM SMO. CROSSED SMO APPROX 9000 FT, 210 KTS, HDG 070 DEGS PER ATC. TURNED TO 160 DEGS/180 KTS ABEAM ROMEN PER ATC. CLRED VISUAL TO RWY 24R. DUE TO BEING SOMEWHAT HIGH, SOMEWHAT FAST, WIND FROM N, AND LIMITED VISUAL REF TO RWY DUE TO TURN, WE OVERSHOT THE CTRLINE FOR RWY 24R, STRAYED S OF RWY 24, RECEIVED TCASII ALERT FOR ACFT ON 25 APCH (REDUCE DSCNT). CORRECTED SIT AND LANDED 24R WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FATIGUE (11 HR FLT). FIXATION -- I MAY HAVE VISUALLY PICKED UP RWY 25 COMPLEX IN TURN, RATHER THAN RWY 24. FO WAS BUSY WITH CHKLIST/COM. ATC GAVE A RATHER SHORT APCH, HIGH AND FAST. LESSONS: PLAN AHEAD, STAY AHEAD, DON'T LET OTHER FACTORS LEAD YOU INTO POTENTIAL PROBS.
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.