Narrative:

Flew all-nighter from sfo to mia. Upon leveloff in cruise, I set up the radios for anticipated approach into mia. I must have been looking at the back side of the plate and set the frequency for the parallel runway. 5 hours later, feeling a bit groggy in the descent and expecting a visual approach, I neglected doing something I always do, which is to brief the ILS as a backup. Thus, I missed setting the wrong frequency. Cleared to intercept runway 9L, I was on descent profile but fast, so I was concentrating on decelerating as I noted we were flying through final on the missed approach, but not intercepting the localizer. As I began to feel uneasy about it, we intercepted the localizer and got field in sight. Tower informed us we were cleared for runway 9L and lined up for runway 9R, and reclred us for runway 9R. They said it was no problem, but sounded a bit disgusted with us. I am embarrassed and chagrined and have no excuse -- I just screwed up big time. I feel very fortunate there were no other aircraft arriving at the same time. Supplemental information from acn 500280: the captain was flying and entered the runway 9L information in the FMS and I thought the ILS tuner. During a break in the descent and before landing checks, about 35 mi from the field, I attempted to identify the localizer. I heard 2 very faint morse codes, neither matched runway 9L. Heading for a familiar field and expecting VMC shortly, I continued with the checklists. As we crossed copra and the FMS captured the localizer, I reattempted to identify the localizer signal. When I got the code, I realized it was not the code for runway 9L, and reached for my approach plate and told the captain the identify was not correct. While this was happening, we broke out of the WX and the tower said 'since you are heading for runway 9R, you are now cleared to land runway 9R.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 PIC SET UP THE WRONG MIA ILS FREQ, ALERTED BY ATC AND CONTINUES APCH FOR RWY 9.

Narrative: FLEW ALL-NIGHTER FROM SFO TO MIA. UPON LEVELOFF IN CRUISE, I SET UP THE RADIOS FOR ANTICIPATED APCH INTO MIA. I MUST HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE BACK SIDE OF THE PLATE AND SET THE FREQ FOR THE PARALLEL RWY. 5 HRS LATER, FEELING A BIT GROGGY IN THE DSCNT AND EXPECTING A VISUAL APCH, I NEGLECTED DOING SOMETHING I ALWAYS DO, WHICH IS TO BRIEF THE ILS AS A BACKUP. THUS, I MISSED SETTING THE WRONG FREQ. CLRED TO INTERCEPT RWY 9L, I WAS ON DSCNT PROFILE BUT FAST, SO I WAS CONCENTRATING ON DECELERATING AS I NOTED WE WERE FLYING THROUGH FINAL ON THE MISSED APCH, BUT NOT INTERCEPTING THE LOC. AS I BEGAN TO FEEL UNEASY ABOUT IT, WE INTERCEPTED THE LOC AND GOT FIELD IN SIGHT. TWR INFORMED US WE WERE CLRED FOR RWY 9L AND LINED UP FOR RWY 9R, AND RECLRED US FOR RWY 9R. THEY SAID IT WAS NO PROB, BUT SOUNDED A BIT DISGUSTED WITH US. I AM EMBARRASSED AND CHAGRINED AND HAVE NO EXCUSE -- I JUST SCREWED UP BIG TIME. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT ARRIVING AT THE SAME TIME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 500280: THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND ENTERED THE RWY 9L INFO IN THE FMS AND I THOUGHT THE ILS TUNER. DURING A BREAK IN THE DSCNT AND BEFORE LNDG CHKS, ABOUT 35 MI FROM THE FIELD, I ATTEMPTED TO IDENT THE LOC. I HEARD 2 VERY FAINT MORSE CODES, NEITHER MATCHED RWY 9L. HDG FOR A FAMILIAR FIELD AND EXPECTING VMC SHORTLY, I CONTINUED WITH THE CHKLISTS. AS WE CROSSED COPRA AND THE FMS CAPTURED THE LOC, I REATTEMPTED TO IDENT THE LOC SIGNAL. WHEN I GOT THE CODE, I REALIZED IT WAS NOT THE CODE FOR RWY 9L, AND REACHED FOR MY APCH PLATE AND TOLD THE CAPT THE IDENT WAS NOT CORRECT. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, WE BROKE OUT OF THE WX AND THE TWR SAID 'SINCE YOU ARE HDG FOR RWY 9R, YOU ARE NOW CLRED TO LAND RWY 9R.

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.