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A jetstream 3200 flight crew starts an approach to cherry point MCAS after breaking out of the overcast and cleared for a visual to new bern, ewn, nc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 449840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ewn.vor |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : nkt.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1430 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 449840 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 450204 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On approach into new bern, nc, from rdu, I was flying, my captain was working radios and other PNF duties. We descended through a broken layer of clouds to look for the airport. ATC said to expect the visual. We had the localizer tuned, idented. We broke out to see the field. About 6 mi away, we realized we were looking at cherry point MCAS. We turned away and proceeded to ewn uneventfully. I feel that expecting the visual approach, we would see the field as soon as we broke out. When we broke out, we saw an airport, and presumed it was ours. We had been given several vectors for spacing behind a falcon jet, and I think we lost spatial awareness because we switched the navigation radios from VOR to localizer. The situation was further complicated when ATC canceled our IFR flight plan. We said we would cancel on the ground or on final, and they misunderstood. We were re-idented, and no other complications arose. Situational awareness, and ATC confusion led to this event, but good crew coordination on behalf of myself and my captain led to a problem free continuation of flight. Supplemental information from acn 450204: we realized we were flying toward cherry point MCAS by a xchk of navaids. We attempted radio contact with cherry point approach control several times before contact was established and we turned toward new bern airport. This situation was precipitated by my prefiguring takeoff performance data in preparation for a quick turnaround. Next time, I'll pay more attention to the immediate duties at hand.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A JETSTREAM 3200 FLC STARTS AN APCH TO CHERRY POINT MCAS AFTER BREAKING OUT OF THE OVCST AND CLRED FOR A VISUAL TO NEW BERN, EWN, NC.
Narrative: ON APCH INTO NEW BERN, NC, FROM RDU, I WAS FLYING, MY CAPT WAS WORKING RADIOS AND OTHER PNF DUTIES. WE DSNDED THROUGH A BROKEN LAYER OF CLOUDS TO LOOK FOR THE ARPT. ATC SAID TO EXPECT THE VISUAL. WE HAD THE LOC TUNED, IDENTED. WE BROKE OUT TO SEE THE FIELD. ABOUT 6 MI AWAY, WE REALIZED WE WERE LOOKING AT CHERRY POINT MCAS. WE TURNED AWAY AND PROCEEDED TO EWN UNEVENTFULLY. I FEEL THAT EXPECTING THE VISUAL APCH, WE WOULD SEE THE FIELD AS SOON AS WE BROKE OUT. WHEN WE BROKE OUT, WE SAW AN ARPT, AND PRESUMED IT WAS OURS. WE HAD BEEN GIVEN SEVERAL VECTORS FOR SPACING BEHIND A FALCON JET, AND I THINK WE LOST SPATIAL AWARENESS BECAUSE WE SWITCHED THE NAV RADIOS FROM VOR TO LOC. THE SIT WAS FURTHER COMPLICATED WHEN ATC CANCELED OUR IFR FLT PLAN. WE SAID WE WOULD CANCEL ON THE GND OR ON FINAL, AND THEY MISUNDERSTOOD. WE WERE RE-IDENTED, AND NO OTHER COMPLICATIONS AROSE. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND ATC CONFUSION LED TO THIS EVENT, BUT GOOD CREW COORD ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY CAPT LED TO A PROB FREE CONTINUATION OF FLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 450204: WE REALIZED WE WERE FLYING TOWARD CHERRY POINT MCAS BY A XCHK OF NAVAIDS. WE ATTEMPTED RADIO CONTACT WITH CHERRY POINT APCH CTL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED AND WE TURNED TOWARD NEW BERN ARPT. THIS SIT WAS PRECIPITATED BY MY PREFIGURING TKOF PERFORMANCE DATA IN PREPARATION FOR A QUICK TURNAROUND. NEXT TIME, I'LL PAY MORE ATTN TO THE IMMEDIATE DUTIES AT HAND.
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.