Another heading track deviation during the lax runway 24R visual approach procedure.

Attributes
ACN	273676
Time
Date	199406
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
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 : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	273676
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared stadium visual for runway 24R lax. This clearance was received just before turning base. Was expecting 'general' visual approach clearance. Got out 'stadium' visual chart and first officer flew approach as charted. After turning final, we overshot final to runway 24R and began to line up visually with the runway 25L/right complex at lax. First officer did the right thing by keeping the aircraft on autoplt as we both searched for traffic. We/he had not, however, asked for the autoplt to intercept and track to localizer. Even with both pilots 'heads up,' we both thought the runway 25 complex was the runway 24 complex (haze). We did not insure a proper autoplt backup by arming the localizer track function. We are both very experienced with the lax area. There was absolutely no traffic conflict, however, we strayed off of the charted visual approach. Also noted first officer had habit of not using ADF backup in instrument setup (due to MD80 training program). 'Romen' OM was tuned and may have helped line up for proper runway. (Unfortunately, it didn't help me!)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ANOTHER HDG TRACK DEV DURING THE LAX RWY 24R VISUAL APCH PROC.

Narrative: CLRED STADIUM VISUAL FOR RWY 24R LAX. THIS CLRNC WAS RECEIVED JUST BEFORE TURNING BASE. WAS EXPECTING 'GENERAL' VISUAL APCH CLRNC. GOT OUT 'STADIUM' VISUAL CHART AND FO FLEW APCH AS CHARTED. AFTER TURNING FINAL, WE OVERSHOT FINAL TO RWY 24R AND BEGAN TO LINE UP VISUALLY WITH THE RWY 25L/R COMPLEX AT LAX. FO DID THE RIGHT THING BY KEEPING THE ACFT ON AUTOPLT AS WE BOTH SEARCHED FOR TFC. WE/HE HAD NOT, HOWEVER, ASKED FOR THE AUTOPLT TO INTERCEPT AND TRACK TO LOC. EVEN WITH BOTH PLTS 'HEADS UP,' WE BOTH THOUGHT THE RWY 25 COMPLEX WAS THE RWY 24 COMPLEX (HAZE). WE DID NOT INSURE A PROPER AUTOPLT BACKUP BY ARMING THE LOC TRACK FUNCTION. WE ARE BOTH VERY EXPERIENCED WITH THE LAX AREA. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO TFC CONFLICT, HOWEVER, WE STRAYED OFF OF THE CHARTED VISUAL APCH. ALSO NOTED FO HAD HABIT OF NOT USING ADF BACKUP IN INST SETUP (DUE TO MD80 TRAINING PROGRAM). 'ROMEN' OM WAS TUNED AND MAY HAVE HELPED LINE UP FOR PROPER RWY. (UNFORTUNATELY, IT DIDN'T HELP ME!)

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.