Narrative:

Cleared visual approach to runway 24R from right base, reference traffic on final for runway 24R. During turn, configuring aircraft and watching traffic (another aircraft was on final for south complex (runways 25). We continued dog-leg to final at 4 mi and at 1200 ft MSL, tower said 'confirm landing runway 24R.' we immediately realized we were setting up for approach to runway 25R. Sighted proper runway, made correction and landed on runway 24R without incident. Tower confirmed on landline that there had been no conflict or danger and no further action would be required or taken. Incident could have been avoided by paying increased attention to localizer as backup, and by maintaining visual contact with cleared runway. Supplemental information from acn 483520: due to morning sun, heavy haze, finding traffic and configuring aircraft for landing, visual on runway 24R was lost. Crew continued turn and established dog-leg to final. Maintaining constant sight of the runway and earlier xchking of the localizer would have prevented the overshoot. Looking for traffic in poor visibility and fatigue from flying all night delayed earlier xchking on final.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747 SETS UP FOR AN APCH TO THE WRONG RWY AT LOS ANGELES AFTER BEING CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO THE W FROM OVER SANTA MONICA.

Narrative: CLRED VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24R FROM R BASE, REF TFC ON FINAL FOR RWY 24R. DURING TURN, CONFIGURING ACFT AND WATCHING TFC (ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON FINAL FOR S COMPLEX (RWYS 25). WE CONTINUED DOG-LEG TO FINAL AT 4 MI AND AT 1200 FT MSL, TWR SAID 'CONFIRM LNDG RWY 24R.' WE IMMEDIATELY REALIZED WE WERE SETTING UP FOR APCH TO RWY 25R. SIGHTED PROPER RWY, MADE CORRECTION AND LANDED ON RWY 24R WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWR CONFIRMED ON LANDLINE THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO CONFLICT OR DANGER AND NO FURTHER ACTION WOULD BE REQUIRED OR TAKEN. INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY PAYING INCREASED ATTN TO LOC AS BACKUP, AND BY MAINTAINING VISUAL CONTACT WITH CLRED RWY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 483520: DUE TO MORNING SUN, HVY HAZE, FINDING TFC AND CONFIGURING ACFT FOR LNDG, VISUAL ON RWY 24R WAS LOST. CREW CONTINUED TURN AND ESTABLISHED DOG-LEG TO FINAL. MAINTAINING CONSTANT SIGHT OF THE RWY AND EARLIER XCHKING OF THE LOC WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE OVERSHOOT. LOOKING FOR TFC IN POOR VISIBILITY AND FATIGUE FROM FLYING ALL NIGHT DELAYED EARLIER XCHKING ON FINAL.

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.