<< >> NASA ASRS Report 383690, October 1997

An air carrier DC9 freight flight crew on a visual approach to shv lines up, instead, on dtn. The approach controller alerts them to the fact that they were also below the minimum vectoring altitude in their area.

Attributes
ACN	383690
Time
Date	199710
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : shv
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : shv artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7635 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	383690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared visual approach to shreveport regional. Lined up on a runway we thought was the correct one. At 1200 ft MSL, approach controller called low altitude warning, with advisory that we appeared to be lining up on shreveport downtown airport. He stated that 2000 ft MSL was the minimum vectoring altitude where we were. We acknowledged, climbed back up to 2000 ft MSL, and requested a vector toward the final for runway 14 at shreveport regional. This was given, and the rest of the approach and landing was uneventful. For a fairly major airport, shreveport regional is rather hard to find. Adding DME to the ILS would make the pilot's job a bit easier.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DC9 FREIGHT FLC ON A VISUAL APCH TO SHV LINES UP, INSTEAD, ON DTN. THE APCH CTLR ALERTS THEM TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE ALSO BELOW THE MINIMUM VECTORING ALT IN THEIR AREA.

Narrative: CLRED VISUAL APCH TO SHREVEPORT REGIONAL. LINED UP ON A RWY WE THOUGHT WAS THE CORRECT ONE. AT 1200 FT MSL, APCH CTLR CALLED LOW ALT WARNING, WITH ADVISORY THAT WE APPEARED TO BE LINING UP ON SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT. HE STATED THAT 2000 FT MSL WAS THE MINIMUM VECTORING ALT WHERE WE WERE. WE ACKNOWLEDGED, CLBED BACK UP TO 2000 FT MSL, AND REQUESTED A VECTOR TOWARD THE FINAL FOR RWY 14 AT SHREVEPORT REGIONAL. THIS WAS GIVEN, AND THE REST OF THE APCH AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. FOR A FAIRLY MAJOR ARPT, SHREVEPORT REGIONAL IS RATHER HARD TO FIND. ADDING DME TO THE ILS WOULD MAKE THE PLT'S JOB A BIT EASIER.

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.