Wrong runway approach.

Attributes
ACN	301041
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	301041
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	301044
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure 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 other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During arrival and approach, communication with ATC was poor due to static in radios. Thunderstorms and icing was encountered during descent. ILS runway 9 briefing was done (by PIC) and radios for ILS runway 9 were set. During final vectoring, ILS runway 8 was given and we did not change frequencys. ATC noticed error approximately 2.5 DME from OM and all changes were made for ILS runway 8. Normal transition was done about 3000 ft MSL and 2.5 DME from OM. Normal landing with no other conflicts noticed. Crew was very busy due to WX in area. Thunderstorms, turbulence, static in radios - several xmissions were blocked and had to be repeated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG RWY APCH.

Narrative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

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.