Wrong runway approach.

Attributes
ACN	265138
Time
Date	199403
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco tower : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	265138
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Cleared for visual to runway 17 a J mco. First officer flying aircraft. Approach controller advised us of traffic landing on runway 18R. He appeared on TCASII. Switched over to tower and TCASII gives us an RA. On initial contact I was looking for aircraft that was giving RA and could not hear tower due to TCASII. When I looked at our position, noticed first officer was lined up for runway 18L. Immediately directed aircraft to turn back to runway 17 and then gave first officer the aircraft back. Contacted tower again (or simultaneously as we moved back). On landing, tower said no problem. First officer realized things didn't look right but never voiced concern until we discussed it on ground. One of the underlying problems in this event was that we were in a semi-slam dunk, thus faster than normal airspeed. I believe this caused the initial overshoot and then when confused, the first officer did not immediately voice his concern. He is definitely an above average first officer which probably lulled me into concentrating on the RA than our current situation. I discovered when I talked with tower (on the phone) that their initial call was for us to immediately get back to runway 17 which was unheard due to TCASII. The lesson I've learned: don't get complacent with good help, communicate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG RWY APCH.

Narrative: CLRED FOR VISUAL TO RWY 17 A J MCO. FO FLYING ACFT. APCH CTLR ADVISED US OF TFC LNDG ON RWY 18R. HE APPEARED ON TCASII. SWITCHED OVER TO TWR AND TCASII GIVES US AN RA. ON INITIAL CONTACT I WAS LOOKING FOR ACFT THAT WAS GIVING RA AND COULD NOT HEAR TWR DUE TO TCASII. WHEN I LOOKED AT OUR POS, NOTICED FO WAS LINED UP FOR RWY 18L. IMMEDIATELY DIRECTED ACFT TO TURN BACK TO RWY 17 AND THEN GAVE FO THE ACFT BACK. CONTACTED TWR AGAIN (OR SIMULTANEOUSLY AS WE MOVED BACK). ON LNDG, TWR SAID NO PROB. FO REALIZED THINGS DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT BUT NEVER VOICED CONCERN UNTIL WE DISCUSSED IT ON GND. ONE OF THE UNDERLYING PROBS IN THIS EVENT WAS THAT WE WERE IN A SEMI-SLAM DUNK, THUS FASTER THAN NORMAL AIRSPD. I BELIEVE THIS CAUSED THE INITIAL OVERSHOOT AND THEN WHEN CONFUSED, THE FO DID NOT IMMEDIATELY VOICE HIS CONCERN. HE IS DEFINITELY AN ABOVE AVERAGE FO WHICH PROBABLY LULLED ME INTO CONCENTRATING ON THE RA THAN OUR CURRENT SIT. I DISCOVERED WHEN I TALKED WITH TWR (ON THE PHONE) THAT THEIR INITIAL CALL WAS FOR US TO IMMEDIATELY GET BACK TO RWY 17 WHICH WAS UNHEARD DUE TO TCASII. THE LESSON I'VE LEARNED: DON'T GET COMPLACENT WITH GOOD HELP, COMMUNICATE.

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.