BA32 flight crew flew a visual approach to the wrong runway. At 1000 ft AGL, the captain (PNF) notic...

Attributes
ACN	326033
Time
Date	199601
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mwa
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tower : mdh tower : mwa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	326033
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed st louis on the turbo 2 departure headed to mwa under VMC (extreme clear, bright day). Normally, we follow the turbo 2 departure until a heading of 090 degrees to marion is established and then direct. Due to the lack of activity with center we asked for an early turn. We got what we asked for and a heading of 120 degrees was established. It was the first officer's leg and we tracked toward mwa VOR. Carbondale airport and the marion airport are approximately 10 mi apart, with similar, but different layouts. We picked up carbondale's airport for a visual. We had briefed, tuned in and idented marion's navaids and called the airport in sight. We were cleared for a visual approach. Center never made any comments to us about aligning ourselves to the wrong airport. We were handed off to tower. We made several calls to mwa tower and were cleared to land. At 1000 ft AGL I noticed that the runway alignment wasn't close enough to our heading indicators. I called for a 'go around' which was accomplished at that point. I noticed that the RMI was 90 degrees to the left and the DME read 10 NM. I called marion tower and told them what happened. I called carbondale tower and talked to them. They said there was never a conflict and there was no problem with them. Center had called the carbondale tower to see if we had made a low approach. According to the controller at carbondale, they both had a good laugh over it. This was a different routing than normal. Neither pilot had ever been the way we went that day. Neither pilot had ever been to or near carbondale. We had extreme fatigue. The captain had received a very late night phone call which caused him to get only 3 hours of sleep the previous night. The first officer had also received 4 hours of sleep the night before due to people in the adjacent room making noise all night. Also contributing, ATC gave us a 'cleared to land' clearance without having visual contact with us, and we did not utilize the navaids available, even though they were tuned and idented.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BA32 FLC FLEW A VISUAL APCH TO THE WRONG RWY. AT 1000 FT AGL, THE CAPT (PNF) NOTICED THAT THE RWY ALIGNMENT WAS INCORRECT. FLC EXECUTED A GAR AND COMMUNICATED WITH ATC FOR A LNDG AT THE SCHEDULED DEST.

Narrative: DEPARTED ST LOUIS ON THE TURBO 2 DEP HEADED TO MWA UNDER VMC (EXTREME CLR, BRIGHT DAY). NORMALLY, WE FOLLOW THE TURBO 2 DEP UNTIL A HDG OF 090 DEGS TO MARION IS ESTABLISHED AND THEN DIRECT. DUE TO THE LACK OF ACTIVITY WITH CTR WE ASKED FOR AN EARLY TURN. WE GOT WHAT WE ASKED FOR AND A HDG OF 120 DEGS WAS ESTABLISHED. IT WAS THE FO'S LEG AND WE TRACKED TOWARD MWA VOR. CARBONDALE ARPT AND THE MARION ARPT ARE APPROX 10 MI APART, WITH SIMILAR, BUT DIFFERENT LAYOUTS. WE PICKED UP CARBONDALE'S ARPT FOR A VISUAL. WE HAD BRIEFED, TUNED IN AND IDENTED MARION'S NAVAIDS AND CALLED THE ARPT IN SIGHT. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. CTR NEVER MADE ANY COMMENTS TO US ABOUT ALIGNING OURSELVES TO THE WRONG ARPT. WE WERE HANDED OFF TO TWR. WE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO MWA TWR AND WERE CLRED TO LAND. AT 1000 FT AGL I NOTICED THAT THE RWY ALIGNMENT WASN'T CLOSE ENOUGH TO OUR HDG INDICATORS. I CALLED FOR A 'GAR' WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT THAT POINT. I NOTICED THAT THE RMI WAS 90 DEGS TO THE L AND THE DME READ 10 NM. I CALLED MARION TWR AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. I CALLED CARBONDALE TWR AND TALKED TO THEM. THEY SAID THERE WAS NEVER A CONFLICT AND THERE WAS NO PROB WITH THEM. CTR HAD CALLED THE CARBONDALE TWR TO SEE IF WE HAD MADE A LOW APCH. ACCORDING TO THE CTLR AT CARBONDALE, THEY BOTH HAD A GOOD LAUGH OVER IT. THIS WAS A DIFFERENT ROUTING THAN NORMAL. NEITHER PLT HAD EVER BEEN THE WAY WE WENT THAT DAY. NEITHER PLT HAD EVER BEEN TO OR NEAR CARBONDALE. WE HAD EXTREME FATIGUE. THE CAPT HAD RECEIVED A VERY LATE NIGHT PHONE CALL WHICH CAUSED HIM TO GET ONLY 3 HRS OF SLEEP THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THE FO HAD ALSO RECEIVED 4 HRS OF SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE DUE TO PEOPLE IN THE ADJACENT ROOM MAKING NOISE ALL NIGHT. ALSO CONTRIBUTING, ATC GAVE US A 'CLRED TO LAND' CLRNC WITHOUT HAVING VISUAL CONTACT WITH US, AND WE DID NOT UTILIZE THE NAVAIDS AVAILABLE, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE TUNED AND IDENTED.

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.

BA32 flight crew flew a visual approach to the wrong runway. At 1000 ft AGL, the captain (PNF) noticed that the runway alignment was incorrect. Flight crew executed a go around and communicated with ATC for a landing at the scheduled destination.