MD80's flight crew inadvertently began to line up on wrong parallel runway due to part of the airport in shadow. They corrected back to the correct runway with no comment from the tower.

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Attributes
ACN	343840
Time
Date	199608
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	343840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	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:

Cleared visual approach for runway 17C at dfw. ILS frequencys dialed up. Captain mistook west side runways for east side runways and partially flew through runway 17C centerline. Error promptly caught and corrective action taken. No comment from tower. Side note: east side of dfw covered in shadows.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80'S FLC INADVERTENTLY BEGAN TO LINE UP ON WRONG PARALLEL RWY DUE TO PART OF THE ARPT IN SHADOW. THEY CORRECTED BACK TO THE CORRECT RWY WITH NO COMMENT FROM THE TWR.

Narrative: CLRED VISUAL APCH FOR RWY 17C AT DFW. ILS FREQS DIALED UP. CAPT MISTOOK W SIDE RWYS FOR E SIDE RWYS AND PARTIALLY FLEW THROUGH RWY 17C CTRLINE. ERROR PROMPTLY CAUGHT AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. NO COMMENT FROM TWR. SIDE NOTE: E SIDE OF DFW COVERED IN SHADOWS.

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.