Flight crew has runway incursion at svmi.

Attributes
ACN	548989
Time
Date	200205
Day	Tue
Place
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : svmi.tracon tower : svmi.tower tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	548989
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On arrival at caracas, we were vectored for a visual approach to runway 27. The controller vectored us in too high and too close to make a safe approach. We asked for a right 360 degree turn to descend and set up for a safe landing and stay clear of high terrain to the south. The controller could not understand what we were asking for in english. We told her that we were missed approach and we were given a heading of 090 degrees and 2000 ft and were vectored for another modified visual. We were given a right turn to 230 degrees to intercept the 060 degree radial inbound off miq and descend to 1500 ft. Sky conditions were very hazy and we were looking into the setting sun. We were given landing clearance for runway 27. We saw the runway approximately 3 mi out and I maneuvered the aircraft to land while staying north of the high terrain on the coast. My concentration was on getting the aircraft down and in the slot for a safe visual approach. I landed inadvertently on runway 26. Runway was clear but I did not realize that I had landed on the wrong runway until after touchdown. Low visibility and a steep approach with no approach procedure were the main contributing factors. I talked to the tower controller through an interpreter after gate arrival and explained the situation. No reports or violations were filed by the venezuelan ATC. VOR DME-B should have been in use as haze and landing into the setting sun reduced visibility. Tower and ATIS were reporting VFR conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC HAS RWY INCURSION AT SVMI.

Narrative: ON ARR AT CARACAS, WE WERE VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 27. THE CTLR VECTORED US IN TOO HIGH AND TOO CLOSE TO MAKE A SAFE APCH. WE ASKED FOR A R 360 DEG TURN TO DSND AND SET UP FOR A SAFE LNDG AND STAY CLR OF HIGH TERRAIN TO THE S. THE CTLR COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WE WERE ASKING FOR IN ENGLISH. WE TOLD HER THAT WE WERE MISSED APCH AND WE WERE GIVEN A HDG OF 090 DEGS AND 2000 FT AND WERE VECTORED FOR ANOTHER MODIFIED VISUAL. WE WERE GIVEN A R TURN TO 230 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE 060 DEG RADIAL INBOUND OFF MIQ AND DSND TO 1500 FT. SKY CONDITIONS WERE VERY HAZY AND WE WERE LOOKING INTO THE SETTING SUN. WE WERE GIVEN LNDG CLRNC FOR RWY 27. WE SAW THE RWY APPROX 3 MI OUT AND I MANEUVERED THE ACFT TO LAND WHILE STAYING N OF THE HIGH TERRAIN ON THE COAST. MY CONCENTRATION WAS ON GETTING THE ACFT DOWN AND IN THE SLOT FOR A SAFE VISUAL APCH. I LANDED INADVERTENTLY ON RWY 26. RWY WAS CLR BUT I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I HAD LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY UNTIL AFTER TOUCHDOWN. LOW VISIBILITY AND A STEEP APCH WITH NO APCH PROC WERE THE MAIN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. I TALKED TO THE TWR CTLR THROUGH AN INTERPRETER AFTER GATE ARR AND EXPLAINED THE SIT. NO RPTS OR VIOLATIONS WERE FILED BY THE VENEZUELAN ATC. VOR DME-B SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN USE AS HAZE AND LNDG INTO THE SETTING SUN REDUCED VISIBILITY. TWR AND ATIS WERE RPTING VFR CONDITIONS.

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.