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Air carrier flight crew was cleared for rosslyn lda runway 18 at dca. On visual, flight crew confused runway 15 for runway 18 after over- correcting for runway 18.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 302795 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 2600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 302795 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 303020 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight # rdu-dca XA55Z lda approach to runway 18. Broke out at 2600 ft MSL with a 757 3-3.5 mi ahead. Overcorrected after passing the USA today building and started visual to runway 15. Tower called to confirm we had runway 18 in sight at 2 plus mi at about 500 ft. We did series of turns to MM runway 18.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLC WAS CLRED FOR ROSSLYN LDA RWY 18 AT DCA. ON VISUAL, FLC CONFUSED RWY 15 FOR RWY 18 AFTER OVER- CORRECTING FOR RWY 18.
Narrative: FLT # RDU-DCA XA55Z LDA APCH TO RWY 18. BROKE OUT AT 2600 FT MSL WITH A 757 3-3.5 MI AHEAD. OVERCORRECTED AFTER PASSING THE USA TODAY BUILDING AND STARTED VISUAL TO RWY 15. TWR CALLED TO CONFIRM WE HAD RWY 18 IN SIGHT AT 2 PLUS MI AT ABOUT 500 FT. WE DID SERIES OF TURNS TO MM RWY 18.
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.