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MD80's on approach to dfw, captain mistook landing runway. 3 parallel runways and shadows covered east side of field, created an optical illusion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 343970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 343970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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 |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Location: ILS runway 17C dfw. Cleared for visual approach runway 17C at dfw. Captain mistook west side runways for east side runways and flew partially through runway 17C centerline. Error caught promptly no comment from tower. Side note. East side of field covered in shadows.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80'S ON APCH TO DFW, CAPT MISTOOK LNDG RWY. 3 PARALLEL RWYS AND SHADOWS COVERED E SIDE OF FIELD, CREATED AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
Narrative: LOCATION: ILS RWY 17C DFW. CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH RWY 17C AT DFW. CAPT MISTOOK W SIDE RWYS FOR E SIDE RWYS AND FLEW PARTIALLY THROUGH RWY 17C CTRLINE. ERROR CAUGHT PROMPTLY NO COMMENT FROM TWR. SIDE NOTE. E SIDE OF FIELD 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.