MD80 on visual approach runway 24R overshot centerline and conflicted with a B747 on final for runwa...

Attributes
ACN	353410
Time
Date	199611
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	353410
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	353407
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a right downwind vector at 3500 ft to runways 24L/right lax. Traffic on final to runway 24 was called, subsequently sighted. Received 180 degree heading, then cleared for visual to follow traffic. Did not yet have airport in sight due to haze. Continued turn to 210 degree heading to intercept final. Lost sight of traffic then visually acquired airport (runways 25 first, then runways 24). Continued turn to approximately 265 degree heading to return to runway 24R final. Captain sighted and maintained visual on aircraft straight in to runway 25L. Throughout my maneuvering, approach called traffic and advised us of overshoot. Conflict was not a near miss but not an ideal scenario. Factors: haze caused visibility to decrease as we descended causing loss of sight of traffic to follow. Although the visual approach was legal, in retrospect we should have requested the ILS to runway 24L (runway 24R ILS inoperative) to ensure correct path.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 ON VISUAL APCH RWY 24R OVERSHOT CTRLINE AND CONFLICTED WITH A B747 ON FINAL FOR RWY 25R.

Narrative: ON A R DOWNWIND VECTOR AT 3500 FT TO RWYS 24L/R LAX. TFC ON FINAL TO RWY 24 WAS CALLED, SUBSEQUENTLY SIGHTED. RECEIVED 180 DEG HDG, THEN CLRED FOR VISUAL TO FOLLOW TFC. DID NOT YET HAVE ARPT IN SIGHT DUE TO HAZE. CONTINUED TURN TO 210 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT FINAL. LOST SIGHT OF TFC THEN VISUALLY ACQUIRED ARPT (RWYS 25 FIRST, THEN RWYS 24). CONTINUED TURN TO APPROX 265 DEG HDG TO RETURN TO RWY 24R FINAL. CAPT SIGHTED AND MAINTAINED VISUAL ON ACFT STRAIGHT IN TO RWY 25L. THROUGHOUT MY MANEUVERING, APCH CALLED TFC AND ADVISED US OF OVERSHOOT. CONFLICT WAS NOT A NEAR MISS BUT NOT AN IDEAL SCENARIO. FACTORS: HAZE CAUSED VISIBILITY TO DECREASE AS WE DSNDED CAUSING LOSS OF SIGHT OF TFC TO FOLLOW. ALTHOUGH THE VISUAL APCH WAS LEGAL, IN RETROSPECT WE SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED THE ILS TO RWY 24L (RWY 24R ILS INOP) TO ENSURE CORRECT PATH.

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.

MD80 on visual approach runway 24R overshot centerline and conflicted with a B747 on final for runway 25R.