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An air carrier captain admitted fixating on runway 16, and flying through the localizer of runway 17R, his assigned runway at den.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7800 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 227 flight time total : 13152 flight time type : 2640 |
| ASRS Report | 511160 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We had originally been told to expect runway 16, but were subsequently cleared for the visual to runway 17R. I must have gotten distraction, and was looking at runway 16, as we flew through the localizer for runway 17R. The approach controller jogged our memories by asking if we had the airport in sight and we immediately corrected back to the runway 17R centerline and continued to a normal landing without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT ADMITTED FIXATING ON RWY 16, AND FLYING THROUGH THE LOC OF RWY 17R, HIS ASSIGNED RWY AT DEN.
Narrative: WE HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT RWY 16, BUT WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 17R. I MUST HAVE GOTTEN DISTR, AND WAS LOOKING AT RWY 16, AS WE FLEW THROUGH THE LOC FOR RWY 17R. THE APCH CTLR JOGGED OUR MEMORIES BY ASKING IF WE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT AND WE IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED BACK TO THE RWY 17R CTRLINE AND CONTINUED TO A NORMAL LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.