Flight crew of GLF4 fly approach to 700 ft AGL without proper ILS frequency tuned.

Attributes
ACN	673758
Time
Date	200509
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	673758
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	673540
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Night flight from ewr to msp. Crew was very fatigued from tough 4 day trip. WX for msp forecast to be 2500 ft overcast; 10 mi visibility. Runway 30L notamed closed. Crew mind set was land runway 30R visual approach aided by the ILS. When in range; ATIS informed us that ceiling was 700 ft overcast; visibility 10 mi; ILS approach runway 30R; GS OTS. The approach was briefed and runway 30R localizer frequency tuned on both navigation radios in standby position. Crew elected to keep right side in FMS mode for vertical guidance reference. Vectored for turn onto runway 30R localizer. Made what seemed like a normal turn onto the localizer and at FAF started descent to MDA. Descent rate and altitude callouts were given by PNF. The approach seemed normal until we broke out of the clouds at approximately 700 ft and realized we were lined up quite a bit left (south) of runway 30R. We corrected our alignment and landed runway 30R with no further difficulty. Subsequently; on the ramp during postflt; we made the shocking discovery that we had not cycled the runway 30R localizer frequency from standby to the active position on the navigation radios. This problem occurred due to a very tired crew and the subsequent omission of some of our basic SOP's. The old saying 'the more tired we get the dumber we get' has a lot of truth to it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF GLF4 FLY APCH TO 700 FT AGL WITHOUT PROPER ILS FREQ TUNED.

Narrative: NIGHT FLT FROM EWR TO MSP. CREW WAS VERY FATIGUED FROM TOUGH 4 DAY TRIP. WX FOR MSP FORECAST TO BE 2500 FT OVCST; 10 MI VISIBILITY. RWY 30L NOTAMED CLOSED. CREW MIND SET WAS LAND RWY 30R VISUAL APCH AIDED BY THE ILS. WHEN IN RANGE; ATIS INFORMED US THAT CEILING WAS 700 FT OVCST; VISIBILITY 10 MI; ILS APCH RWY 30R; GS OTS. THE APCH WAS BRIEFED AND RWY 30R LOC FREQ TUNED ON BOTH NAV RADIOS IN STANDBY POS. CREW ELECTED TO KEEP R SIDE IN FMS MODE FOR VERT GUIDANCE REF. VECTORED FOR TURN ONTO RWY 30R LOC. MADE WHAT SEEMED LIKE A NORMAL TURN ONTO THE LOC AND AT FAF STARTED DSCNT TO MDA. DSCNT RATE AND ALT CALLOUTS WERE GIVEN BY PNF. THE APCH SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL WE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT APPROX 700 FT AND REALIZED WE WERE LINED UP QUITE A BIT L (S) OF RWY 30R. WE CORRECTED OUR ALIGNMENT AND LANDED RWY 30R WITH NO FURTHER DIFFICULTY. SUBSEQUENTLY; ON THE RAMP DURING POSTFLT; WE MADE THE SHOCKING DISCOVERY THAT WE HAD NOT CYCLED THE RWY 30R LOC FREQ FROM STANDBY TO THE ACTIVE POS ON THE NAV RADIOS. THIS PROB OCCURRED DUE TO A VERY TIRED CREW AND THE SUBSEQUENT OMISSION OF SOME OF OUR BASIC SOP'S. THE OLD SAYING 'THE MORE TIRED WE GET THE DUMBER WE GET' HAS A LOT OF TRUTH TO IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.