Wrong ILS frequency selected since wrong chart used. Air carrier large transport ends up with wrong runway approach in foreign airspace. Upon visual, sidesteps to intended runway.

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Attributes
ACN	351404
Time
Date	199610
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpe
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpe tower : tpe
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	351404
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were on radar vectors to intercept localizer to runway 6 at cks airport taipei. I was PNF and had my approach chart in book on top of flight bag. After paging through several times, I located ILS runway 5L, turned page over and saw what I wanted to see -- runway 6. Unfortunately it was runway 5L CAT ii. Tuned wrong ILS frequency in, set inbound course -- same for runway 5L and runway 6. Captain set his frequency to mine and the controller took us through localizer. She gave a reintercept of heading 030 degrees which seemed good to us. We flew back and intercepted nicely! Broke out at 2000 ft and saw we were lined up for wrong runway. At same time, tower asked if we wanted, or needed to land runway 5L. We were able to sidestep to runway 6 in normal approach/landing confign. During approach phase, we had been monitoring TCASII and were only aircraft in area for approach. Controller seemed to be in training, and the late turn to intercept all seemed to be in place. Moral of the story is always put your chart in front of you and verify proper chart selected during approach briefing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG ILS FREQ SELECTED SINCE WRONG CHART USED. ACR LGT ENDS UP WITH WRONG RWY APCH IN FOREIGN AIRSPACE. UPON VISUAL, SIDESTEPS TO INTENDED RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE ON RADAR VECTORS TO INTERCEPT LOC TO RWY 6 AT CKS ARPT TAIPEI. I WAS PNF AND HAD MY APCH CHART IN BOOK ON TOP OF FLT BAG. AFTER PAGING THROUGH SEVERAL TIMES, I LOCATED ILS RWY 5L, TURNED PAGE OVER AND SAW WHAT I WANTED TO SEE -- RWY 6. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS RWY 5L CAT II. TUNED WRONG ILS FREQ IN, SET INBOUND COURSE -- SAME FOR RWY 5L AND RWY 6. CAPT SET HIS FREQ TO MINE AND THE CTLR TOOK US THROUGH LOC. SHE GAVE A REINTERCEPT OF HDG 030 DEGS WHICH SEEMED GOOD TO US. WE FLEW BACK AND INTERCEPTED NICELY! BROKE OUT AT 2000 FT AND SAW WE WERE LINED UP FOR WRONG RWY. AT SAME TIME, TWR ASKED IF WE WANTED, OR NEEDED TO LAND RWY 5L. WE WERE ABLE TO SIDESTEP TO RWY 6 IN NORMAL APCH/LNDG CONFIGN. DURING APCH PHASE, WE HAD BEEN MONITORING TCASII AND WERE ONLY ACFT IN AREA FOR APCH. CTLR SEEMED TO BE IN TRAINING, AND THE LATE TURN TO INTERCEPT ALL SEEMED TO BE IN PLACE. MORAL OF THE STORY IS ALWAYS PUT YOUR CHART IN FRONT OF YOU AND VERIFY PROPER CHART SELECTED DURING APCH BRIEFING.

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.