B737-700 flight crew has a track and heading deviation during approach to runway 5 ILS pvd.

Attributes
ACN	698161
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd.airport
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pvd.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	698161
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were arriving into pvd being vectored for a visual to runway 5L. WX was night VMC. Approach was waiting for us to call the field and told us to proceed to cutsi for the ILS when we replied 'looking.' we proceeded to kente instead 13 mi out instead of cutsi. Approach asked us if we were proceeding to cutsi and we realized our error. No hit; run or foul; approach turned us over to tower and landed uneventfully. We mistook kente for cutsi. We replied 'kente and placed it top in the CDU but should have looked more closely at the approach because the controller did say FAF when issuing our clearance. Had we confirmed that our point was indeed the FAF we would have at a minimum queried the controller. It was dark; but clear and we were getting close to the field so our concentration was probably too focused on calling the field than studying the chart.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 FLT CREW HAS A TRACK AND HDG DEV DURING APCH TO RWY 5 ILS PVD.

Narrative: WE WERE ARRIVING INTO PVD BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 5L. WX WAS NIGHT VMC. APCH WAS WAITING FOR US TO CALL THE FIELD AND TOLD US TO PROCEED TO CUTSI FOR THE ILS WHEN WE REPLIED 'LOOKING.' WE PROCEEDED TO KENTE INSTEAD 13 MI OUT INSTEAD OF CUTSI. APCH ASKED US IF WE WERE PROCEEDING TO CUTSI AND WE REALIZED OUR ERROR. NO HIT; RUN OR FOUL; APCH TURNED US OVER TO TWR AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. WE MISTOOK KENTE FOR CUTSI. WE REPLIED 'KENTE AND PLACED IT TOP IN THE CDU BUT SHOULD HAVE LOOKED MORE CLOSELY AT THE APCH BECAUSE THE CTLR DID SAY FAF WHEN ISSUING OUR CLRNC. HAD WE CONFIRMED THAT OUR POINT WAS INDEED THE FAF WE WOULD HAVE AT A MINIMUM QUERIED THE CTLR. IT WAS DARK; BUT CLR AND WE WERE GETTING CLOSE TO THE FIELD SO OUR CONCENTRATION WAS PROBABLY TOO FOCUSED ON CALLING THE FIELD THAN STUDYING THE CHART.

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.