An MD80 flight crew overshot final during parallel operations.

Attributes
ACN	523580
Time
Date	200103
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	523580
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other spatial deviation
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were to land on runway 9. ATC gave us a heading of 360 degrees and then cleared us for a visual approach. First officer was flying and waited for localizer movement to turn 90 degrees inbound. With a tailwind we ended up going through final. I was busy with checklist and didn't catch the late turn. ATC mentioned it as we were correcting back. Aircraft were landing on parallel runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW OVERSHOT FINAL DURING PARALLEL OPS.

Narrative: WE WERE TO LAND ON RWY 9. ATC GAVE US A HEADING OF 360 DEGS AND THEN CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH. FO WAS FLYING AND WAITED FOR LOC MOVEMENT TO TURN 90 DEGS INBOUND. WITH A TAILWIND WE ENDED UP GOING THROUGH FINAL. I WAS BUSY WITH CHKLIST AND DIDN'T CATCH THE LATE TURN. ATC MENTIONED IT AS WE WERE CORRECTING BACK. ACFT WERE LNDG ON PARALLEL RWY.

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.