Error cited by flight crew on a wrong runway approach incident.

Attributes
ACN	305101
Time
Date	199505
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	305101
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

In VFR conditions, on aqn arrival to dfw from the southwest, I (first officer) was flying and given a vector off the arrival and told to expect runway 36L. At approximately 20 mi we were given a descent to 5000 ft. At about 15 mi we were given a descent to 3000 ft, a vector, traffic, then cleared for the visual to runway 36L, and told to contact the tower. At about 5.5 mi on final on GS for runway 36L, the tower told us we were lined up for the wrong runway, and that we were to land on runway 35L. I (with captain's approval) then sidestepped to runway 35L and landed without incident. Neither the captain, myself, nor the jumpseater (another pilot) heard any runway clearance given except runway 36L, throughout the arrival. Supplemental information from acn 305100: on act arrival approximately 20 mi from airport, first controller said expect runway 36L. Handoff to 132.1 controller said visual runway 36L. Handed off to tower, was informed we were lined up on wrong runway and cleared to land runway 35L. Landed without incident. Contacted approach once on ground. No action required.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERROR CITED BY FLC ON A WRONG RWY APCH INCIDENT.

Narrative: IN VFR CONDITIONS, ON AQN ARR TO DFW FROM THE SW, I (FO) WAS FLYING AND GIVEN A VECTOR OFF THE ARR AND TOLD TO EXPECT RWY 36L. AT APPROX 20 MI WE WERE GIVEN A DSCNT TO 5000 FT. AT ABOUT 15 MI WE WERE GIVEN A DSCNT TO 3000 FT, A VECTOR, TFC, THEN CLRED FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 36L, AND TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR. AT ABOUT 5.5 MI ON FINAL ON GS FOR RWY 36L, THE TWR TOLD US WE WERE LINED UP FOR THE WRONG RWY, AND THAT WE WERE TO LAND ON RWY 35L. I (WITH CAPT'S APPROVAL) THEN SIDESTEPPED TO RWY 35L AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NEITHER THE CAPT, MYSELF, NOR THE JUMPSEATER (ANOTHER PLT) HEARD ANY RWY CLRNC GIVEN EXCEPT RWY 36L, THROUGHOUT THE ARR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 305100: ON ACT ARR APPROX 20 MI FROM ARPT, FIRST CTLR SAID EXPECT RWY 36L. HDOF TO 132.1 CTLR SAID VISUAL RWY 36L. HANDED OFF TO TWR, WAS INFORMED WE WERE LINED UP ON WRONG RWY AND CLRED TO LAND RWY 35L. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTACTED APCH ONCE ON GND. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

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.