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Reporter tuned and idented the wrong ILS frequency and the flight crew commenced approach to the wrong runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336924 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 2000 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 336924 |
| 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 | controller : issued new clearance other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were being vectored for the ILS runway 35R approach in den. I (first officer) tuned and idented the ILS runway 35L by mistake. I had the wrong approach chart in front of me. The captain had properly briefed the runway 35R approach. I had both approach plates out and after shuffling through the approach plates and airport diagram I put the wrong approach on the top of the stack. Tower questioned if we were on the localizer and we confirmed we were. They questioned again and said we were lined up for the wrong runway. I then realized I had the wrong ILS frequency in. Tower gave us a go around and we landed uneventfully. The alarms should have went off in my head when the tower questioned us the first time. When the captain briefed the approach I should have organized my plates then. I was also very tired from waking up at XA30 am for an XB00 am check in.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR TUNED AND IDENTED THE WRONG ILS FREQ AND THE FLC COMMENCED APCH TO THE WRONG RWY.
Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR THE ILS RWY 35R APCH IN DEN. I (FO) TUNED AND IDENTED THE ILS RWY 35L BY MISTAKE. I HAD THE WRONG APCH CHART IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAPT HAD PROPERLY BRIEFED THE RWY 35R APCH. I HAD BOTH APCH PLATES OUT AND AFTER SHUFFLING THROUGH THE APCH PLATES AND ARPT DIAGRAM I PUT THE WRONG APCH ON THE TOP OF THE STACK. TWR QUESTIONED IF WE WERE ON THE LOC AND WE CONFIRMED WE WERE. THEY QUESTIONED AGAIN AND SAID WE WERE LINED UP FOR THE WRONG RWY. I THEN REALIZED I HAD THE WRONG ILS FREQ IN. TWR GAVE US A GAR AND WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE ALARMS SHOULD HAVE WENT OFF IN MY HEAD WHEN THE TWR QUESTIONED US THE FIRST TIME. WHEN THE CAPT BRIEFED THE APCH I SHOULD HAVE ORGANIZED MY PLATES THEN. I WAS ALSO VERY TIRED FROM WAKING UP AT XA30 AM FOR AN XB00 AM CHK IN.
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.