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First officer of a widebody transport overshot final on a visual approach due to disorientation when turning on base leg to a parallel runway and mistook another set of parallel runways beyond the parallel set to which he was turning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 359630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 359630 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While cleared for a visual approach to runway 24L, I was in a turn (right) from downwind for base leg. I was hand-flying, looking for traffic and slowing/configuring for a 30 degree flap landing. During the turn to final, I picked up the south runway complex (runway 25R/left) by mistake. A relief pilot, pointed out the correct runway and I made the appropriate correction. I overshot runway 24L and approached runway 25R extended centerline during the correction. The captain notified tower of the overshoot to which tower replied there was no problem...no conflict with runway 25 traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF A WDB OVERSHOT FINAL ON A VISUAL APCH DUE TO DISORIENTATION WHEN TURNING ON BASE LEG TO A PARALLEL RWY AND MISTOOK ANOTHER SET OF PARALLEL RWYS BEYOND THE PARALLEL SET TO WHICH HE WAS TURNING.
Narrative: WHILE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24L, I WAS IN A TURN (R) FROM DOWNWIND FOR BASE LEG. I WAS HAND-FLYING, LOOKING FOR TFC AND SLOWING/CONFIGURING FOR A 30 DEG FLAP LNDG. DURING THE TURN TO FINAL, I PICKED UP THE S RWY COMPLEX (RWY 25R/L) BY MISTAKE. A RELIEF PLT, POINTED OUT THE CORRECT RWY AND I MADE THE APPROPRIATE CORRECTION. I OVERSHOT RWY 24L AND APCHED RWY 25R EXTENDED CTRLINE DURING THE CORRECTION. THE CAPT NOTIFIED TWR OF THE OVERSHOOT TO WHICH TWR REPLIED THERE WAS NO PROB...NO CONFLICT WITH RWY 25 TFC.
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.