Medium large transport makes visual approach to wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	276015
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	276015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to land on runway 23L at kcle landed on runway 23R by mistake. Cause: accepted visual approach without runway 23L in sight. Locked on first runway I saw and didn't xchk gauges. No traffic and no near misses. Below GS when I saw airport. First officer also didn't catch mistake until too late. Solution: never accept visual without airport in sight. Do not get talked into it. Ask for vector to short final if in doubt. Let autoplt capture correct localizer before hand flying the aircraft. Xchk LNAV with localizer. Tune radios and program LNAV well in advance. Don't accept first officer's word that he/she has airport in sight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG MAKES VISUAL APCH TO WRONG RWY.

Narrative: CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 23L AT KCLE LANDED ON RWY 23R BY MISTAKE. CAUSE: ACCEPTED VISUAL APCH WITHOUT RWY 23L IN SIGHT. LOCKED ON FIRST RWY I SAW AND DIDN'T XCHK GAUGES. NO TFC AND NO NEAR MISSES. BELOW GS WHEN I SAW ARPT. FO ALSO DIDN'T CATCH MISTAKE UNTIL TOO LATE. SOLUTION: NEVER ACCEPT VISUAL WITHOUT ARPT IN SIGHT. DO NOT GET TALKED INTO IT. ASK FOR VECTOR TO SHORT FINAL IF IN DOUBT. LET AUTOPLT CAPTURE CORRECT LOC BEFORE HAND FLYING THE ACFT. XCHK LNAV WITH LOC. TUNE RADIOS AND PROGRAM LNAV WELL IN ADVANCE. DON'T ACCEPT FO'S WORD THAT HE/SHE HAS ARPT IN SIGHT.

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.