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First officer of an medium large transport lined up with the wrong set of parallel runways during final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 307710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 307710 |
| 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 | 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:
Cleared the visual to runway 24R at lax while on a right base at 5000 ft MSL. Instructed to follow a twin-engine commuter on 4-5 mi final to runway 24R. Got the traffic in sight and began the turn to final. Approximately 2500 ft AGL, the tower asked if we were correcting back to runway 24R and at that time I realized I was lining up on runway 25R. We came back right and completed an uneventful landing on runway 24R. Neither the captain nor I were aware we had overshot final for runway 24R. There was traffic (a metroliner to the south) but evidently there was no conflict as we talked to the tower afterward. I cannot explain how I mistook runway 25R for runway 24R except to say that I just fixated on the runway while configuring the airplane for landing. Luckily the tower controller was very alert and she queried us immediately when she saw us overshoot final.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF AN MLG LINED UP WITH THE WRONG SET OF PARALLEL RWYS DURING FINAL APCH.
Narrative: CLRED THE VISUAL TO RWY 24R AT LAX WHILE ON A R BASE AT 5000 FT MSL. INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW A TWIN-ENG COMMUTER ON 4-5 MI FINAL TO RWY 24R. GOT THE TFC IN SIGHT AND BEGAN THE TURN TO FINAL. APPROX 2500 FT AGL, THE TWR ASKED IF WE WERE CORRECTING BACK TO RWY 24R AND AT THAT TIME I REALIZED I WAS LINING UP ON RWY 25R. WE CAME BACK R AND COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON RWY 24R. NEITHER THE CAPT NOR I WERE AWARE WE HAD OVERSHOT FINAL FOR RWY 24R. THERE WAS TFC (A METROLINER TO THE S) BUT EVIDENTLY THERE WAS NO CONFLICT AS WE TALKED TO THE TWR AFTERWARD. I CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW I MISTOOK RWY 25R FOR RWY 24R EXCEPT TO SAY THAT I JUST FIXATED ON THE RWY WHILE CONFIGURING THE AIRPLANE FOR LNDG. LUCKILY THE TWR CTLR WAS VERY ALERT AND SHE QUERIED US IMMEDIATELY WHEN SHE SAW US OVERSHOOT FINAL.
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.