Wrong runway approach.

Attributes
ACN	291034
Time
Date	199412
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1200 agl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	291034
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	291033
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At cruise captain set ATIS, ramp and runway 35R localizer by memory. First officer later verified proper frequency unknown to captain. Captain later, before descent, picked up approach charts to runway 35L and tuned it, since previous tuning was by memory. However, runway 35R should have been appropriate plate. This done without the knowledge of first officer. WX was above 1000 ft and 3 so a briefing was not required. Cleared for runway 35R we engaged land mode and was questioned about the marker as to whether or not we had the localizer we verified on centerline as we broke out about 1200 flight AGL. We saw we were on the left and as we started to correct (sidestep) to runway 35R tower asked our localizer frequency 111.35 and cleared us to continue and land on runway 35L. A mistake made by the captain but no apparent violations incurred. On 15 mi scale map mode it also looked normal for runway 35R. Supplemental information from acn 291033: prior to descent I checked the ILS frequency was correct and tuned the NDB and selected ILS runway 35R in the FMS since I was flying. On final we were cleared ILS runway 35R and intercepted in on autoplt in 'land' mode. No traffic problems occurred as a result as far as we know.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG RWY APCH.

Narrative: AT CRUISE CAPT SET ATIS, RAMP AND RWY 35R LOC BY MEMORY. FO LATER VERIFIED PROPER FREQ UNKNOWN TO CAPT. CAPT LATER, BEFORE DSCNT, PICKED UP APCH CHARTS TO RWY 35L AND TUNED IT, SINCE PREVIOUS TUNING WAS BY MEMORY. HOWEVER, RWY 35R SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE PLATE. THIS DONE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF FO. WX WAS ABOVE 1000 FT AND 3 SO A BRIEFING WAS NOT REQUIRED. CLRED FOR RWY 35R WE ENGAGED LAND MODE AND WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT THE MARKER AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE HAD THE LOC WE VERIFIED ON CTRLINE AS WE BROKE OUT ABOUT 1200 FLT AGL. WE SAW WE WERE ON THE L AND AS WE STARTED TO CORRECT (SIDESTEP) TO RWY 35R TWR ASKED OUR LOC FREQ 111.35 AND CLRED US TO CONTINUE AND LAND ON RWY 35L. A MISTAKE MADE BY THE CAPT BUT NO APPARENT VIOLATIONS INCURRED. ON 15 MI SCALE MAP MODE IT ALSO LOOKED NORMAL FOR RWY 35R. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 291033: PRIOR TO DSCNT I CHKED THE ILS FREQ WAS CORRECT AND TUNED THE NDB AND SELECTED ILS RWY 35R IN THE FMS SINCE I WAS FLYING. ON FINAL WE WERE CLRED ILS RWY 35R AND INTERCEPTED IN ON AUTOPLT IN 'LAND' MODE. NO TFC PROBS OCCURRED AS A RESULT AS FAR AS WE KNOW.

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.