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B757 flight crew planned and briefed for a localizer approach, and then at the last min received a visual approach procedure and became disoriented.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 570138 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer only : 31 Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : charted visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 570138 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Was on IFR flight plan into lga from ZZZ. ATIS said, expect localizer runway 31, which is what was programmed into FMS, and briefed. About 10 mi from lga, we were given direct lga. At approximately 1 mi from NAVAID, we were told to enter downwind for freeway visual runway 31. We informed ATC we were not sure of the freeway and that we were unfamiliar. He pointed out the visual cue and we turned downwind, however, apparently picked up on the wrong road. It was very clear with very bright lights of city/roads. As soon as we turned downwind (too far), he issued vector 060 degrees, and then further left to the runway to stay clear of kennedy airspace. He did not say we entered kennedy airspace. We were disoriented by the inability to clearly pick out the expressway in the bright lights. After landing, as we were discussing the incident, we saw a coded FMS arrival that has the expressway visual, but we did not see this in the heat of the moment. ATC did not help by giving last min instructions for this approach. We had been on lga approach for several mins prior to the expressway clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLC PLANNED AND BRIEFED FOR A LOC APCH, AND THEN AT THE LAST MIN RECEIVED A VISUAL APCH PROC AND BECAME DISORIENTED.
Narrative: WAS ON IFR FLT PLAN INTO LGA FROM ZZZ. ATIS SAID, EXPECT LOC RWY 31, WHICH IS WHAT WAS PROGRAMMED INTO FMS, AND BRIEFED. ABOUT 10 MI FROM LGA, WE WERE GIVEN DIRECT LGA. AT APPROX 1 MI FROM NAVAID, WE WERE TOLD TO ENTER DOWNWIND FOR FREEWAY VISUAL RWY 31. WE INFORMED ATC WE WERE NOT SURE OF THE FREEWAY AND THAT WE WERE UNFAMILIAR. HE POINTED OUT THE VISUAL CUE AND WE TURNED DOWNWIND, HOWEVER, APPARENTLY PICKED UP ON THE WRONG ROAD. IT WAS VERY CLR WITH VERY BRIGHT LIGHTS OF CITY/ROADS. AS SOON AS WE TURNED DOWNWIND (TOO FAR), HE ISSUED VECTOR 060 DEGS, AND THEN FURTHER L TO THE RWY TO STAY CLR OF KENNEDY AIRSPACE. HE DID NOT SAY WE ENTERED KENNEDY AIRSPACE. WE WERE DISORIENTED BY THE INABILITY TO CLRLY PICK OUT THE EXPRESSWAY IN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS. AFTER LNDG, AS WE WERE DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT, WE SAW A CODED FMS ARR THAT HAS THE EXPRESSWAY VISUAL, BUT WE DID NOT SEE THIS IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT. ATC DID NOT HELP BY GIVING LAST MIN INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS APCH. WE HAD BEEN ON LGA APCH FOR SEVERAL MINS PRIOR TO THE EXPRESSWAY CLRNC.
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.