Narrative:

I was the PF to elp when asked if we had the runway in sight (runway 22). The captain said yes. He pointed it out to me. I turned the aircraft towards the runway. I was lined up on biggs aaf runway 21, not runway 22 at kelp. I questioned the captain on why I had no localizer capture. He said it must be off and to continue. At about 1200 ft above the ground, elp tower said turn left immediately. We were lined up with the wrong runway. I turned left and lined up on runway 22 at elp and landed normally. 1) the captain, had not carefully read the 10-9 page for elp. 2) I should have looked at the 10-9 page more carefully. 3) I should have insisted on an ILS approach to the unfamiliar airport. Supplemental information from acn 573925: we briefed on ILS approach to kelp. Descending through 8500 ft, we entered VMC conditions. We were asked to report the airport in sight (2 O'clock position, 12 mi). We saw a runway in that position aligned as it should have been, and reported it in sight. While switching to tower, we noticed the localizer wasn't centered. We were cleared to land by kelp tower, he also said he did not have us in sight. The localizer still wasn't centered. We then noticed a runway aligned the same, several mi south of our position, we immediately turned and entered a base for the proper runway. We had failed to recognize the military airport with an identically aligned runway just a few mi north of our intended landing runway. We were on our approach to the wrong runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A QUESTIONING H25B FO MAKES APCH TO WRONG ARPT. KELP LCL CTLR ALERTS FLT CREW. FO 'SEES' THE INCIDENT DIFFERENTLY THAN CAPT.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF TO ELP WHEN ASKED IF WE HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT (RWY 22). THE CAPT SAID YES. HE POINTED IT OUT TO ME. I TURNED THE ACFT TOWARDS THE RWY. I WAS LINED UP ON BIGGS AAF RWY 21, NOT RWY 22 AT KELP. I QUESTIONED THE CAPT ON WHY I HAD NO LOC CAPTURE. HE SAID IT MUST BE OFF AND TO CONTINUE. AT ABOUT 1200 FT ABOVE THE GND, ELP TWR SAID TURN L IMMEDIATELY. WE WERE LINED UP WITH THE WRONG RWY. I TURNED L AND LINED UP ON RWY 22 AT ELP AND LANDED NORMALLY. 1) THE CAPT, HAD NOT CAREFULLY READ THE 10-9 PAGE FOR ELP. 2) I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THE 10-9 PAGE MORE CAREFULLY. 3) I SHOULD HAVE INSISTED ON AN ILS APCH TO THE UNFAMILIAR ARPT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 573925: WE BRIEFED ON ILS APCH TO KELP. DSNDING THROUGH 8500 FT, WE ENTERED VMC CONDITIONS. WE WERE ASKED TO RPT THE ARPT IN SIGHT (2 O'CLOCK POS, 12 MI). WE SAW A RWY IN THAT POS ALIGNED AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, AND RPTED IT IN SIGHT. WHILE SWITCHING TO TWR, WE NOTICED THE LOC WASN'T CTRED. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND BY KELP TWR, HE ALSO SAID HE DID NOT HAVE US IN SIGHT. THE LOC STILL WASN'T CTRED. WE THEN NOTICED A RWY ALIGNED THE SAME, SEVERAL MI S OF OUR POS, WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED AND ENTERED A BASE FOR THE PROPER RWY. WE HAD FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE MIL ARPT WITH AN IDENTICALLY ALIGNED RWY JUST A FEW MI N OF OUR INTENDED LNDG RWY. WE WERE ON OUR APCH TO THE WRONG 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.