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Attributes | |
ACN | 471838 |
Time | |
Date | 200005 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
State Reference | NJ |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : las.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | A319 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 25l |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
Route In Use | approach : visual approach : straight in |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16600 flight time type : 500 |
ASRS Report | 471838 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | incursion : runway inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Late night arrival after long flight from east coast. Cleared to follow another aircraft to runway 25L. Hadn't flown into las for approximately 2 yrs. I lost visual with aircraft in front of me due to airport lights, etc. Constantly doublechking localizer guidance to runway 25L. Strong crosswind from left. Appeared to be on localizer for runway 25L, but had bad GS information that I ws trying to figure out why, runway 25L ILS was selected on fmcg. I saw aircraft taxiing near hold short, but thought he and I were in proper position due to the fact that the runway I was concentrating on had a significant displaced threshold similar to runway 9L in phl and the VASI GS was keeping me above the aircraft I saw approaching slowly from the north side of the runway. I never heard anything about landing on or approaching runway 25R until taxiing in. I should have studied the runway layout much closer as I believed there was another runway to my right which gave me the feeling that I was on runway 25L versus runway 25R. I could also have used any input from the first officer who said nothing. In other words I landed on the wrong runway with no knowledge of it until clearing the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 FLC LANDS ON RWY 25R VERSUS THE CLRED TO RWY 25L, WRONG RWY APCH LNDG, DURING A NIGHT OP AT LAS, NV.
Narrative: LATE NIGHT ARR AFTER LONG FLT FROM EAST COAST. CLRED TO FOLLOW ANOTHER ACFT TO RWY 25L. HADN'T FLOWN INTO LAS FOR APPROX 2 YRS. I LOST VISUAL WITH ACFT IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO ARPT LIGHTS, ETC. CONSTANTLY DOUBLECHKING LOC GUIDANCE TO RWY 25L. STRONG XWIND FROM L. APPEARED TO BE ON LOC FOR RWY 25L, BUT HAD BAD GS INFO THAT I WS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY, RWY 25L ILS WAS SELECTED ON FMCG. I SAW ACFT TAXIING NEAR HOLD SHORT, BUT THOUGHT HE AND I WERE IN PROPER POS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RWY I WAS CONCENTRATING ON HAD A SIGNIFICANT DISPLACED THRESHOLD SIMILAR TO RWY 9L IN PHL AND THE VASI GS WAS KEEPING ME ABOVE THE ACFT I SAW APCHING SLOWLY FROM THE N SIDE OF THE RWY. I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT LNDG ON OR APCHING RWY 25R UNTIL TAXIING IN. I SHOULD HAVE STUDIED THE RWY LAYOUT MUCH CLOSER AS I BELIEVED THERE WAS ANOTHER RWY TO MY R WHICH GAVE ME THE FEELING THAT I WAS ON RWY 25L VERSUS RWY 25R. I COULD ALSO HAVE USED ANY INPUT FROM THE FO WHO SAID NOTHING. IN OTHER WORDS I LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT UNTIL CLRING THE RWY.
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.