Flight crew on visual approach lines up for wrong runway. CRM, resource management difficulties.

Attributes
ACN	543590
Time
Date	200204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lal.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lal.tower tower : vny.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	543590
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory controller : provided flight assist flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were on a close-in right base for runway 27 at lal airport. ATC had cleared us for the visual approach and handed us off to lal tower. As we began to turn to final, the tower queried us as to our location. I (PNF) responded we were about a 5 mi right base, turning final. The tower advised us to square our base and follow traffic on final. The tower advised us to square our base and follow traffic on final. At this time, the PF saw our traffic on his left and knew squaring our base would have resulted in a collision. He diverted away from the traffic to the right. The tower saw us take evasive action and directed us now to square off our base for a landing on runway 23. I immediately set up a visual picture for the PF on the mfd and advised him accordingly to help him visualize where to fly. I repeated to him to keep flying to the right to square off a left base for runway 23. He ignored me and turned to the left to land on runway 27. Of course, by now we were overhead the airport. The tower saw what was happening and advised us to continue on to a left circle-to-land on runway 27. Once we were established on final for runway 27, the PF said he realized he was wrong to try to land on runway 27, but for some reason in his mind he didn't hear runway 23, only runway 27. The tower never asked us to call. However, I am writing this to be cautious and as an explanation of what happened. The PF clearly did not follow the tower's instructions or my repeated reiterations of the tower's instructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC ON VISUAL APCH LINES UP FOR WRONG RWY. CRM, RESOURCE MGMNT DIFFICULTIES.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A CLOSE-IN R BASE FOR RWY 27 AT LAL ARPT. ATC HAD CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL APCH AND HANDED US OFF TO LAL TWR. AS WE BEGAN TO TURN TO FINAL, THE TWR QUERIED US AS TO OUR LOCATION. I (PNF) RESPONDED WE WERE ABOUT A 5 MI R BASE, TURNING FINAL. THE TWR ADVISED US TO SQUARE OUR BASE AND FOLLOW TFC ON FINAL. THE TWR ADVISED US TO SQUARE OUR BASE AND FOLLOW TFC ON FINAL. AT THIS TIME, THE PF SAW OUR TFC ON HIS L AND KNEW SQUARING OUR BASE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. HE DIVERTED AWAY FROM THE TFC TO THE R. THE TWR SAW US TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND DIRECTED US NOW TO SQUARE OFF OUR BASE FOR A LNDG ON RWY 23. I IMMEDIATELY SET UP A VISUAL PICTURE FOR THE PF ON THE MFD AND ADVISED HIM ACCORDINGLY TO HELP HIM VISUALIZE WHERE TO FLY. I REPEATED TO HIM TO KEEP FLYING TO THE R TO SQUARE OFF A L BASE FOR RWY 23. HE IGNORED ME AND TURNED TO THE L TO LAND ON RWY 27. OF COURSE, BY NOW WE WERE OVERHEAD THE ARPT. THE TWR SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND ADVISED US TO CONTINUE ON TO A L CIRCLE-TO-LAND ON RWY 27. ONCE WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON FINAL FOR RWY 27, THE PF SAID HE REALIZED HE WAS WRONG TO TRY TO LAND ON RWY 27, BUT FOR SOME REASON IN HIS MIND HE DIDN'T HEAR RWY 23, ONLY RWY 27. THE TWR NEVER ASKED US TO CALL. HOWEVER, I AM WRITING THIS TO BE CAUTIOUS AND AS AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT HAPPENED. THE PF CLRLY DID NOT FOLLOW THE TWR'S INSTRUCTIONS OR MY REPEATED REITERATIONS OF THE TWR'S INSTRUCTIONS.

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.