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B757 aircraft on vectors for visual approach was high and close in when cleared for the visual to a parallel runway. Reporter first officer, PF, took interval on an aircraft on approach, but it was for the other parallel runway from the one cleared to. Captain saw the error and directed the first officer back to the correct runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397581 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 397581 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 397580 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Controller turned us in early for approach to runway 9L. The captain accepted a visual approach to runway 9L before the first officer had idented the correct runway. This led to an overshoot. I was flying as first officer into mia. After deviating extensively for WX, our right downwind leg to runway 9L at mia was high. The controller turned us in early for a short final, making it obvious he was anticipating our acceptance of a visual approach. We were too high to fly a normal ILS. The controller asked us if we had the airport in sight. I had the airport environment but not runway 9L. The controller then called traffic out that we were to follow on final to runway 9L. I misidented the traffic and picked up an aircraft on approach to runway 9R. The captain accepted a visual approach before the first officer had visually acquired runway 9L. I asked the captain to extend the runway centerline on the FMS to runway 9L. We had not yet crossed the runway 9L centerline. As the captain was making the FMS input, the first officer acquired runway 9R and thought it to be runway 9L. As the captain looked up, he immediately noticed that the first officer had crossed the runway 9L centerline and directed us back toward runway 9L. The momentary deviation did not create a safety hazard. The only potential aircraft we could have conflicted with was kept in sight the entire time. The tower controller did not state that there was a conflict, problem, nor did he ask us to call the tower on landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 ACFT ON VECTORS FOR VISUAL APCH WAS HIGH AND CLOSE IN WHEN CLRED FOR THE VISUAL TO A PARALLEL RWY. RPTR FO, PF, TOOK INTERVAL ON AN ACFT ON APCH, BUT IT WAS FOR THE OTHER PARALLEL RWY FROM THE ONE CLRED TO. CAPT SAW THE ERROR AND DIRECTED THE FO BACK TO THE CORRECT RWY.
Narrative: CTLR TURNED US IN EARLY FOR APCH TO RWY 9L. THE CAPT ACCEPTED A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 9L BEFORE THE FO HAD IDENTED THE CORRECT RWY. THIS LED TO AN OVERSHOOT. I WAS FLYING AS FO INTO MIA. AFTER DEVIATING EXTENSIVELY FOR WX, OUR R DOWNWIND LEG TO RWY 9L AT MIA WAS HIGH. THE CTLR TURNED US IN EARLY FOR A SHORT FINAL, MAKING IT OBVIOUS HE WAS ANTICIPATING OUR ACCEPTANCE OF A VISUAL APCH. WE WERE TOO HIGH TO FLY A NORMAL ILS. THE CTLR ASKED US IF WE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. I HAD THE ARPT ENVIRONMENT BUT NOT RWY 9L. THE CTLR THEN CALLED TFC OUT THAT WE WERE TO FOLLOW ON FINAL TO RWY 9L. I MISIDENTED THE TFC AND PICKED UP AN ACFT ON APCH TO RWY 9R. THE CAPT ACCEPTED A VISUAL APCH BEFORE THE FO HAD VISUALLY ACQUIRED RWY 9L. I ASKED THE CAPT TO EXTEND THE RWY CTRLINE ON THE FMS TO RWY 9L. WE HAD NOT YET CROSSED THE RWY 9L CTRLINE. AS THE CAPT WAS MAKING THE FMS INPUT, THE FO ACQUIRED RWY 9R AND THOUGHT IT TO BE RWY 9L. AS THE CAPT LOOKED UP, HE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE FO HAD CROSSED THE RWY 9L CTRLINE AND DIRECTED US BACK TOWARD RWY 9L. THE MOMENTARY DEV DID NOT CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE ONLY POTENTIAL ACFT WE COULD HAVE CONFLICTED WITH WAS KEPT IN SIGHT THE ENTIRE TIME. THE TWR CTLR DID NOT STATE THAT THERE WAS A CONFLICT, PROB, NOR DID HE ASK US TO CALL THE TWR ON LNDG.
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.