Super 80 flight crew lines up with center runway instead of right runway assigned.

Attributes
ACN	312610
Time
Date	199508
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1400 agl bound upper : 1400
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna tower : sfo
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 descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	312610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	312609
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Parallel runway alignment. At hehaw intersection, we were given a change of runway to runway 20R at nashville. There was WX in the vicinity of the airport, but we got below the bases on final, and saw the runway from about 7 mi out. When cleared for the visual, the first officer disconnected the autoplt while on about a 40 degree intercept angle. Despite the time of day (mid-afternoon) it was dark, and the runways were wet. The localizer for runway 20R centered, we lined up, switched to tower, then started watching the radar and the rain between us and the field. The jumpseat rider then noticed we were lined up for runway 20C. At approximately 1400 ft AGL we shifted over to the right side and landed normally. There was no traffic conflict and the tower said nothing to us. The point is not to criticize a successful recovery from a small mistake, but to let others know that an experienced crew can still line up on the wrong runway at bna.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SUPER 80 FLC LINES UP WITH CTR RWY INSTEAD OF R RWY ASSIGNED.

Narrative: PARALLEL RWY ALIGNMENT. AT HEHAW INTXN, WE WERE GIVEN A CHANGE OF RWY TO RWY 20R AT NASHVILLE. THERE WAS WX IN THE VICINITY OF THE ARPT, BUT WE GOT BELOW THE BASES ON FINAL, AND SAW THE RWY FROM ABOUT 7 MI OUT. WHEN CLRED FOR THE VISUAL, THE FO DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT WHILE ON ABOUT A 40 DEG INTERCEPT ANGLE. DESPITE THE TIME OF DAY (MID-AFTERNOON) IT WAS DARK, AND THE RWYS WERE WET. THE LOC FOR RWY 20R CTRED, WE LINED UP, SWITCHED TO TWR, THEN STARTED WATCHING THE RADAR AND THE RAIN BTWN US AND THE FIELD. THE JUMPSEAT RIDER THEN NOTICED WE WERE LINED UP FOR RWY 20C. AT APPROX 1400 FT AGL WE SHIFTED OVER TO THE R SIDE AND LANDED NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT AND THE TWR SAID NOTHING TO US. THE POINT IS NOT TO CRITICIZE A SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY FROM A SMALL MISTAKE, BUT TO LET OTHERS KNOW THAT AN EXPERIENCED CREW CAN STILL LINE UP ON THE WRONG RWY AT BNA.

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.