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An air carrier FA28 flight crew began a visual approach to the wrong airport. The captain (PF) thought that he saw a parallel runway, but when he got closer, he realized that he was at the wrong field. The ATCT local controller intervened and the PF turned left toward the correct airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332749 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hsv |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hsv |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | F28 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | 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 : 65 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 332749 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Airport reported by approach controller to be 2 O'clock and 8 mi. Visibility was reported to be 10 mi but was less southeast of airport. After flying another 2 mi, we saw a north/south runway and reported airport in sight. The instrument runway (runway 36L) was closed. My VOR was tuned to rqz and the first officer was on DCU. We were cleared for a visual approach to runway 36R. When I got a mi closer I realized I was at the wrong field. At 2200 ft and about 7 mi, I was told by tower at hxv that I was lined up for redstone aaf. I turned left and completed approach and landing on runway 36R at hsv. At first seeing the runway at redstone I thought that I saw a parallel runway which was possibly a road. Solution: a VOR at the field, and a note on the approach plate would also help.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FA28 FLC BEGAN A VISUAL APCH TO THE WRONG ARPT. THE CAPT (PF) THOUGHT THAT HE SAW A PARALLEL RWY, BUT WHEN HE GOT CLOSER, HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS AT THE WRONG FIELD. THE ATCT LCL CTLR INTERVENED AND THE PF TURNED L TOWARD THE CORRECT ARPT.
Narrative: ARPT RPTED BY APCH CTLR TO BE 2 O'CLOCK AND 8 MI. VISIBILITY WAS RPTED TO BE 10 MI BUT WAS LESS SE OF ARPT. AFTER FLYING ANOTHER 2 MI, WE SAW A N/S RWY AND RPTED ARPT IN SIGHT. THE INST RWY (RWY 36L) WAS CLOSED. MY VOR WAS TUNED TO RQZ AND THE FO WAS ON DCU. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 36R. WHEN I GOT A MI CLOSER I REALIZED I WAS AT THE WRONG FIELD. AT 2200 FT AND ABOUT 7 MI, I WAS TOLD BY TWR AT HXV THAT I WAS LINED UP FOR REDSTONE AAF. I TURNED L AND COMPLETED APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 36R AT HSV. AT FIRST SEEING THE RWY AT REDSTONE I THOUGHT THAT I SAW A PARALLEL RWY WHICH WAS POSSIBLY A ROAD. SOLUTION: A VOR AT THE FIELD, AND A NOTE ON THE APCH PLATE WOULD ALSO HELP.
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.