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GA pilot loses positional awareness and attempts approach to wrong runway, executes a go around and lands on correct runway at stl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 517410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 517410 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was cleared to land runway 30R at stl by tower. I was coming from northeast, and I saw runway on the right side and started to turn to final, but I realized it was not runway 30R, and was runway 24. So I called the tower to verify I get right runway. In a moment, the controller told me that it was runway 24. That time I decided to go around, and I told the tower that I am going around and requested vector for landing runway 30R. The tower gave heading 060 degrees and 150 degrees for runway 30R. Then I landed runway 30R safely. I think that cause of the event was, a lack of picture of airport in my head, lack of judgement and fatigue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT LOSES POSITIONAL AWARENESS AND ATTEMPTS APCH TO WRONG RWY, EXECUTES A GAR AND LANDS ON CORRECT RWY AT STL.
Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 30R AT STL BY TWR. I WAS COMING FROM NE, AND I SAW RWY ON THE R SIDE AND STARTED TO TURN TO FINAL, BUT I REALIZED IT WAS NOT RWY 30R, AND WAS RWY 24. SO I CALLED THE TWR TO VERIFY I GET RIGHT RWY. IN A MOMENT, THE CTLR TOLD ME THAT IT WAS RWY 24. THAT TIME I DECIDED TO GO AROUND, AND I TOLD THE TWR THAT I AM GOING AROUND AND REQUESTED VECTOR FOR LNDG RWY 30R. THE TWR GAVE HEADING 060 DEGS AND 150 DEGS FOR RWY 30R. THEN I LANDED RWY 30R SAFELY. I THINK THAT CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS, A LACK OF PICTURE OF ARPT IN MY HEAD, LACK OF JUDGEMENT AND FATIGUE.
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.