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A B737-800 PIC during a night operation realigns with the wrong parallel runway after maneuvering through the runway 33L localizer course to lose altitude for a visual approach and landing at bwi, md.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 518802 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer only : 33l other |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 518802 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Vectored in high by approach for runway 33L at bwi. Requested and received clearance to go across runway 33L localizer to lose altitude. After maneuvering, lined up for runway 33R erroneously. Executed go around on short final, advised tower and were vectored right downwind for runway 33L. Normal landing. Discussed mishap with tower by phone, 'no problem, goodnight.' discovered lining up by ILS back-up. Coming in high, runway 33L&right clearly in sight, but after maneuvering and low, perception was lost. Advise: 1) stop visual approachs at night! 2) aviate, navigation, communicate. 3) let ATC leave you alone and go around, fly published missed approach. 4) following SOP's saved the day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 PIC DURING A NIGHT OP REALIGNS WITH THE WRONG PARALLEL RWY AFTER MANEUVERING THROUGH THE RWY 33L LOC COURSE TO LOSE ALT FOR A VISUAL APCH AND LNDG AT BWI, MD.
Narrative: VECTORED IN HIGH BY APCH FOR RWY 33L AT BWI. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO GO ACROSS RWY 33L LOC TO LOSE ALT. AFTER MANEUVERING, LINED UP FOR RWY 33R ERRONEOUSLY. EXECUTED GAR ON SHORT FINAL, ADVISED TWR AND WERE VECTORED R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 33L. NORMAL LNDG. DISCUSSED MISHAP WITH TWR BY PHONE, 'NO PROB, GOODNIGHT.' DISCOVERED LINING UP BY ILS BACK-UP. COMING IN HIGH, RWY 33L&R CLRLY IN SIGHT, BUT AFTER MANEUVERING AND LOW, PERCEPTION WAS LOST. ADVISE: 1) STOP VISUAL APCHS AT NIGHT! 2) AVIATE, NAV, COMMUNICATE. 3) LET ATC LEAVE YOU ALONE AND GO AROUND, FLY PUBLISHED MISSED APCH. 4) FOLLOWING SOP'S SAVED THE DAY.
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.