An air carrier MD80 made an approach to dma. Its destination was tus. Error admitted. Night operation. Proximity of military airfield. Wrong runway and airport approach.

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Attributes
ACN	345441
Time
Date	199608
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dma airport : tus
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tus
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 landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	345441
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	345610
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented other other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Made approach to dma in night VFR WX. Rushed ourselves to expedite on deck due to an aircraft with an emergency in the area. Took early visual and, although appropriate ILS, etc, tuned, didn't note our error till on final when localizer and GS didn't compute. Initiated go around just as tower noted our error too. Lessons learned: don't rush for any reason, shoot the entire ILS to preclude this kind of error in future. Supplemental information from acn 345610: add my name to the dummies that have lined up to dma on a visual approach to tus. ATC in no way pressured us in this in any way, I did this to myself. Saw VASI I expected to see, should have checked for parallel runway at tus. I noticed the AFB ramp was full of A10's and not the F16's when we started the go around. I was a little too comfortable, complacent, talked to tus tower supervisor who had called the AFB supervisor. No action would be taken on their part.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 MADE AN APCH TO DMA. ITS DEST WAS TUS. ERROR ADMITTED. NIGHT OP. PROX OF MIL AIRFIELD. WRONG RWY AND ARPT APCH.

Narrative: MADE APCH TO DMA IN NIGHT VFR WX. RUSHED OURSELVES TO EXPEDITE ON DECK DUE TO AN ACFT WITH AN EMER IN THE AREA. TOOK EARLY VISUAL AND, ALTHOUGH APPROPRIATE ILS, ETC, TUNED, DIDN'T NOTE OUR ERROR TILL ON FINAL WHEN LOC AND GS DIDN'T COMPUTE. INITIATED GAR JUST AS TWR NOTED OUR ERROR TOO. LESSONS LEARNED: DON'T RUSH FOR ANY REASON, SHOOT THE ENTIRE ILS TO PRECLUDE THIS KIND OF ERROR IN FUTURE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 345610: ADD MY NAME TO THE DUMMIES THAT HAVE LINED UP TO DMA ON A VISUAL APCH TO TUS. ATC IN NO WAY PRESSURED US IN THIS IN ANY WAY, I DID THIS TO MYSELF. SAW VASI I EXPECTED TO SEE, SHOULD HAVE CHKED FOR PARALLEL RWY AT TUS. I NOTICED THE AFB RAMP WAS FULL OF A10'S AND NOT THE F16'S WHEN WE STARTED THE GAR. I WAS A LITTLE TOO COMFORTABLE, COMPLACENT, TALKED TO TUS TWR SUPVR WHO HAD CALLED THE AFB SUPVR. NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN ON THEIR PART.

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.