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A MD80 receives a vector to runway 32, however, during approach aircraft discovers it is lined up for runway 28R at pit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357495 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmj airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 357495 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On initial contact with pit approach, they assigned us runway 32 with an ILS approach. However, while being vectored and subsequently cleared for the approach, our position just did not seem correct. We subsequently transitioned from IMC to VMC as the airport came into view. It was at this time it was evident the controller was vectoring us for runway 28R. We were then cleared for a visual approach to runway 28R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MD80 RECEIVES A VECTOR TO RWY 32, HOWEVER, DURING APCH ACFT DISCOVERS IT IS LINED UP FOR RWY 28R AT PIT.
Narrative: ON INITIAL CONTACT WITH PIT APCH, THEY ASSIGNED US RWY 32 WITH AN ILS APCH. HOWEVER, WHILE BEING VECTORED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FOR THE APCH, OUR POS JUST DID NOT SEEM CORRECT. WE SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSITIONED FROM IMC TO VMC AS THE ARPT CAME INTO VIEW. IT WAS AT THIS TIME IT WAS EVIDENT THE CTLR WAS VECTORING US FOR RWY 28R. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 28R.
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.