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During a night operation, flight crew of an light transport overshot the final approach course during a visual approach. Conflict with traffic on final for parallel runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 318500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cmh |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cmh |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 318500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 1500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On the 7TH leg of the day at XX30 pm we were cleared for a visual approach to runway 10L at cmh, an airport I had been to at night for over 18 months. We had tuned and idented the NDB and localizer for the runway we were cleared to, to confirm we had the correct airport in sight. During the approach we confused ground lights and a second beacon for the airport lights. As we began our turn to base to what we thought was the runway we noticed both the localizer and ADF needles swing. Then noticed we were passing through the final for runway 10L and beginning to pass through the final for runway 10R. During the approach traffic on a visual approach for runway 10R had been pointed out to us and we had kept them in sight the entire time. The other aircraft passed well below us and to our right, never in any kind of conflict. Our altitude was 3000 ft MSL. On reflection, being tired and unfamiliar with the airport, tuning and identing the NDB and localizer was not enough. We should have asked for vector to the final approach course to ensure we were established on the correct course to the correct runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING A NIGHT OP, FLC OF AN LTT OVERSHOT THE FINAL APCH COURSE DURING A VISUAL APCH. CONFLICT WITH TFC ON FINAL FOR PARALLEL RWY.
Narrative: ON THE 7TH LEG OF THE DAY AT XX30 PM WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 10L AT CMH, AN ARPT I HAD BEEN TO AT NIGHT FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. WE HAD TUNED AND IDENTED THE NDB AND LOC FOR THE RWY WE WERE CLRED TO, TO CONFIRM WE HAD THE CORRECT ARPT IN SIGHT. DURING THE APCH WE CONFUSED GND LIGHTS AND A SECOND BEACON FOR THE ARPT LIGHTS. AS WE BEGAN OUR TURN TO BASE TO WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS THE RWY WE NOTICED BOTH THE LOC AND ADF NEEDLES SWING. THEN NOTICED WE WERE PASSING THROUGH THE FINAL FOR RWY 10L AND BEGINNING TO PASS THROUGH THE FINAL FOR RWY 10R. DURING THE APCH TFC ON A VISUAL APCH FOR RWY 10R HAD BEEN POINTED OUT TO US AND WE HAD KEPT THEM IN SIGHT THE ENTIRE TIME. THE OTHER ACFT PASSED WELL BELOW US AND TO OUR R, NEVER IN ANY KIND OF CONFLICT. OUR ALT WAS 3000 FT MSL. ON REFLECTION, BEING TIRED AND UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT, TUNING AND IDENTING THE NDB AND LOC WAS NOT ENOUGH. WE SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR VECTOR TO THE FINAL APCH COURSE TO ENSURE WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON THE CORRECT COURSE TO THE CORRECT RWY.
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.