Training flight crew aircraft lines up with the wrong assigned runway and go around just prior to to...

Attributes
ACN	301787
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : efd
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : efd
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	301787
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It was my first time into airport. I had looked at airport diagram to see runway layout. Went with student to do touch and go's. Contacted tower and cleared to land on runway 35R. Airport was an old military airport with many runways and closed runways. My directional gyroscope was off (about 20 degrees) and the compass was also 10 degrees in error. I set up for an approach to a closed runway. On final I noticed there were no runway numbers. I thought maybe they were covered by tire skid marks, and also I looked around for another runway in case I didn't see it at first and didn't find it. Kept looking for runway markings. On flare-out, I saw faded yellow X's and told student to go around. We climbed out and were advised we had approached the wrong runway. I was also distracted by space shuttle and 747 parked on ramp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRAINING FLC ACFT LINES UP WITH THE WRONG ASSIGNED RWY AND GAR JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: IT WAS MY FIRST TIME INTO ARPT. I HAD LOOKED AT ARPT DIAGRAM TO SEE RWY LAYOUT. WENT WITH STUDENT TO DO TOUCH AND GO'S. CONTACTED TWR AND CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 35R. ARPT WAS AN OLD MIL ARPT WITH MANY RWYS AND CLOSED RWYS. MY DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE WAS OFF (ABOUT 20 DEGS) AND THE COMPASS WAS ALSO 10 DEGS IN ERROR. I SET UP FOR AN APCH TO A CLOSED RWY. ON FINAL I NOTICED THERE WERE NO RWY NUMBERS. I THOUGHT MAYBE THEY WERE COVERED BY TIRE SKID MARKS, AND ALSO I LOOKED AROUND FOR ANOTHER RWY IN CASE I DIDN'T SEE IT AT FIRST AND DIDN'T FIND IT. KEPT LOOKING FOR RWY MARKINGS. ON FLARE-OUT, I SAW FADED YELLOW X'S AND TOLD STUDENT TO GAR. WE CLBED OUT AND WERE ADVISED WE HAD APCHED THE WRONG RWY. I WAS ALSO DISTRACTED BY SPACE SHUTTLE AND 747 PARKED ON RAMP.

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.

Training flight crew aircraft lines up with the wrong assigned runway and go around just prior to touchdown.