B727 crew was given a last min runway change at stl.

Attributes
ACN	475562
Time
Date	200006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : ifxd
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 30r
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16700 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	475562
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : stl.tower

Narrative:

The WX in stl was 2700 ft scattered to 4500 ft broken ceilings. We were given the ILS approach to runway 30R to begin with. We were at 5000 ft MSL. Before we intercepted the localizer for runway 30R we were asked to tune in the lda for runway 30L and fly that approach. I did not have time for a full approach briefing, so first officer did the brief. We did this change in runways as approach control put the cessna on runway 30R. We also had to climb back up to 5500 ft for vertical separation. Everything was okay then on the approach. We were IMC at 5500 ft to about 2600 ft MSL and broke out in visual conditions. We had the airport in sight a good 8 mi out. We had been switched over to the tower controller at this time. He cleared us to land on runway 30L. We saw the cessna on runway 30R. So I moved over from the lda localizer course and lined up with center of runway 30L. I thought that I could do so with aircraft in sight that was on the parallel runway. The tower controller thought we were too close obviously and asked us to move left and rejoin the lda localizer for our runway. I think if I had more time for an approach briefing and caught the notes on the lda approach I would have stayed on the localizer to joess fix and then moved over for landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW WAS GIVEN A LAST MIN RWY CHANGE AT STL.

Narrative: THE WX IN STL WAS 2700 FT SCATTERED TO 4500 FT BROKEN CEILINGS. WE WERE GIVEN THE ILS APCH TO RWY 30R TO BEGIN WITH. WE WERE AT 5000 FT MSL. BEFORE WE INTERCEPTED THE LOC FOR RWY 30R WE WERE ASKED TO TUNE IN THE LDA FOR RWY 30L AND FLY THAT APCH. I DID NOT HAVE TIME FOR A FULL APCH BRIEFING, SO FO DID THE BRIEF. WE DID THIS CHANGE IN RWYS AS APCH CTL PUT THE CESSNA ON RWY 30R. WE ALSO HAD TO CLB BACK UP TO 5500 FT FOR VERT SEPARATION. EVERYTHING WAS OKAY THEN ON THE APCH. WE WERE IMC AT 5500 FT TO ABOUT 2600 FT MSL AND BROKE OUT IN VISUAL CONDITIONS. WE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT A GOOD 8 MI OUT. WE HAD BEEN SWITCHED OVER TO THE TWR CTLR AT THIS TIME. HE CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 30L. WE SAW THE CESSNA ON RWY 30R. SO I MOVED OVER FROM THE LDA LOC COURSE AND LINED UP WITH CTR OF RWY 30L. I THOUGHT THAT I COULD DO SO WITH ACFT IN SIGHT THAT WAS ON THE PARALLEL RWY. THE TWR CTLR THOUGHT WE WERE TOO CLOSE OBVIOUSLY AND ASKED US TO MOVE L AND REJOIN THE LDA LOC FOR OUR RWY. I THINK IF I HAD MORE TIME FOR AN APCH BRIEFING AND CAUGHT THE NOTES ON THE LDA APCH I WOULD HAVE STAYED ON THE LOC TO JOESS FIX AND THEN MOVED OVER FOR 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.