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ILS approach was initiated with the incorrect course information selected -- flight crew members failed to set localizer properly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 298480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 298480 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 298302 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
First officer was flying. Captain was asked to set up radios for ILS runway 27L (atl). Proper ILS frequency was set, but inbound course was left at previous airport's (pbi) course of 096 degrees, inadvertently, and unintentionally. Proper course should have been 272 degrees. We had difficulty maintaining ILS course except for using INS course information. Since no GS data was being received, as well as no accurate ILS course information, I did not descend below 3500 ft MSL until inside the marker and directed by tower. At 2500 ft MSL we didn't see the runway, so I requested a missed approach. The second approach went similarly, except the captain flew it using the standby horizon ILS information and INS data. Landing was uneventful. We discovered the error while assisting mechanic's trouble-shooting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ILS APCH WAS INITIATED WITH THE INCORRECT COURSE INFO SELECTED -- FLC MEMBERS FAILED TO SET LOC PROPERLY.
Narrative: FO WAS FLYING. CAPT WAS ASKED TO SET UP RADIOS FOR ILS RWY 27L (ATL). PROPER ILS FREQ WAS SET, BUT INBOUND COURSE WAS LEFT AT PREVIOUS ARPT'S (PBI) COURSE OF 096 DEGS, INADVERTENTLY, AND UNINTENTIONALLY. PROPER COURSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 272 DEGS. WE HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING ILS COURSE EXCEPT FOR USING INS COURSE INFO. SINCE NO GS DATA WAS BEING RECEIVED, AS WELL AS NO ACCURATE ILS COURSE INFO, I DID NOT DSND BELOW 3500 FT MSL UNTIL INSIDE THE MARKER AND DIRECTED BY TWR. AT 2500 FT MSL WE DIDN'T SEE THE RWY, SO I REQUESTED A MISSED APCH. THE SECOND APCH WENT SIMILARLY, EXCEPT THE CAPT FLEW IT USING THE STANDBY HORIZON ILS INFO AND INS DATA. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. WE DISCOVERED THE ERROR WHILE ASSISTING MECH'S TROUBLE-SHOOTING.
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.