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Due to a lack of ATC intracoord, ATC thought that the flight crew of an medium large transport had overshot final to a parallel runway. The flight crew were continuing to the runway to which they understood they were cleared and which was then verified by the intervening tower controller. However, if the flight crew had recognized the name of the OM to which they were to report, they would have caught the error since it was for the other runway and not the one cleared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 360000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
30 mi west of cvg, air carrier X checked in with cvg approach control. They said for air carrier X to expect ILS runway 18L. We had already briefed ILS runway 18R so we set up for runway 18L ILS and briefed that approach. 9 mi north of cvg, we were turned on base leg (heading 090 degrees). About 4 mi from runway 18L centerline, we were given a heading of 150 degrees and cleared for the ILS runway 18L approach, maintain 170 KTS till logoz and switch tower 118.3. Upon contacting tower, final monitor came on saying that we were going through the localizer. We replied that we were intercepting localizer for runway 18L. We then confirmed that we were cleared for ILS runway 18L and tower responded yes and we then switched to tower on 118.97. They in turn cleared us to land runway 18L. It is obvious that approach thought that they had cleared us for ILS runway 18R when we had been cleared earlier for ILS runway 18L. Fortunately, everything worked out fine, but this could have been a very serious situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DUE TO A LACK OF ATC INTRACOORD, ATC THOUGHT THAT THE FLC OF AN MLG HAD OVERSHOT FINAL TO A PARALLEL RWY. THE FLC WERE CONTINUING TO THE RWY TO WHICH THEY UNDERSTOOD THEY WERE CLRED AND WHICH WAS THEN VERIFIED BY THE INTERVENING TWR CTLR. HOWEVER, IF THE FLC HAD RECOGNIZED THE NAME OF THE OM TO WHICH THEY WERE TO RPT, THEY WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE ERROR SINCE IT WAS FOR THE OTHER RWY AND NOT THE ONE CLRED.
Narrative: 30 MI W OF CVG, ACR X CHKED IN WITH CVG APCH CTL. THEY SAID FOR ACR X TO EXPECT ILS RWY 18L. WE HAD ALREADY BRIEFED ILS RWY 18R SO WE SET UP FOR RWY 18L ILS AND BRIEFED THAT APCH. 9 MI N OF CVG, WE WERE TURNED ON BASE LEG (HDG 090 DEGS). ABOUT 4 MI FROM RWY 18L CTRLINE, WE WERE GIVEN A HDG OF 150 DEGS AND CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 18L APCH, MAINTAIN 170 KTS TILL LOGOZ AND SWITCH TWR 118.3. UPON CONTACTING TWR, FINAL MONITOR CAME ON SAYING THAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE LOC. WE REPLIED THAT WE WERE INTERCEPTING LOC FOR RWY 18L. WE THEN CONFIRMED THAT WE WERE CLRED FOR ILS RWY 18L AND TWR RESPONDED YES AND WE THEN SWITCHED TO TWR ON 118.97. THEY IN TURN CLRED US TO LAND RWY 18L. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT APCH THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD CLRED US FOR ILS RWY 18R WHEN WE HAD BEEN CLRED EARLIER FOR ILS RWY 18L. FORTUNATELY, EVERYTHING WORKED OUT FINE, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS SIT.
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.