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Piper PA28 student pilot trainee, inadvertently made approach to the wrong runway and was corrected by tower controller with options to land on that runway, go around, or turn, to the originally cleared runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 533444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : adm.airport |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cvg.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 35.5 flight time type : 35.5 |
| ASRS Report | 533444 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued alert flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Runway numbers on runway 13, almost completely faded away. Was directed in for direct approach runway 17. Moderate turbulence on approach caused gyroscope indicator to precess and made magnetic compass unusable. 1 mi from runway, was contacted by tower. Was on approach to runway 13, cleared runway 17. Was told runway 13 was clear and could land, execute go around or bank left and land on runway 17. Was unable to line up for runway 17, executed go around, landed on runway 17.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PA28 STUDENT PLT TRAINEE, INADVERTENTLY MADE APCH TO THE WRONG RWY AND WAS CORRECTED BY TWR CTLR WITH OPTIONS TO LAND ON THAT RWY, GAR, OR TURN, TO THE ORIGINALLY CLRED RWY.
Narrative: RWY NUMBERS ON RWY 13, ALMOST COMPLETELY FADED AWAY. WAS DIRECTED IN FOR DIRECT APCH RWY 17. MODERATE TURB ON APCH CAUSED GYROSCOPE INDICATOR TO PRECESS AND MADE MAGNETIC COMPASS UNUSABLE. 1 MI FROM RWY, WAS CONTACTED BY TWR. WAS ON APCH TO RWY 13, CLRED RWY 17. WAS TOLD RWY 13 WAS CLR AND COULD LAND, EXECUTE GAR OR BANK L AND LAND ON RWY 17. WAS UNABLE TO LINE UP FOR RWY 17, EXECUTED GAR, LANDED ON RWY 17.
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.