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B767-400ER flight crew misidentifies runway of intended landing at mco. Tower recognizes the error and reclrs them to land on runway to which they were aligned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 721309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mco.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-400 and 400 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer only : 35r other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mco.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 721309 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On vector to FAF runway 35R at mco we sighted airport and were cleared visual approach to runway 35R with another aircraft in sight crossing our path to the inside runway. I sometimes have trouble at mco on visual approachs since runways 17L; 35R is way east of the terminal area. For that reason after I think I've idented runway I refer to the FMC lineup and ILS information to confirm my position. Anyway after a few seconds tower offered us runway 35L and I accepted. I looked at the other aircraft (I thought was going there) and the FMS to see were displaced to the left of the FMC line. I rolled out and asked the first officer to enter the new runway. About this time I was thinking our company's minimum requirement for a visual is both pilots positively identing the runway. I figured I was lining up on the left west side and started a correction. Apparently the other aircraft was going to the west side (not the inside) and the first officer had already input the FMS change. Now tower reclred me to runway 35R and I landed uneventfully. As far as I know; no conflict; no big deal; but it could have been. Lessons? 17000+ hours and it's still a good idea to use all available information and follow company policies!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-400ER FLT CREW MISIDENTS RWY OF INTENDED LNDG AT MCO. TWR RECOGNIZES THE ERROR AND RECLRS THEM TO LAND ON RWY TO WHICH THEY WERE ALIGNED.
Narrative: ON VECTOR TO FAF RWY 35R AT MCO WE SIGHTED ARPT AND WERE CLRED VISUAL APCH TO RWY 35R WITH ANOTHER ACFT IN SIGHT XING OUR PATH TO THE INSIDE RWY. I SOMETIMES HAVE TROUBLE AT MCO ON VISUAL APCHS SINCE RWYS 17L; 35R IS WAY E OF THE TERMINAL AREA. FOR THAT REASON AFTER I THINK I'VE IDENTED RWY I REFER TO THE FMC LINEUP AND ILS INFO TO CONFIRM MY POS. ANYWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS TWR OFFERED US RWY 35L AND I ACCEPTED. I LOOKED AT THE OTHER ACFT (I THOUGHT WAS GOING THERE) AND THE FMS TO SEE WERE DISPLACED TO THE L OF THE FMC LINE. I ROLLED OUT AND ASKED THE FO TO ENTER THE NEW RWY. ABOUT THIS TIME I WAS THINKING OUR COMPANY'S MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR A VISUAL IS BOTH PLTS POSITIVELY IDENTING THE RWY. I FIGURED I WAS LINING UP ON THE L W SIDE AND STARTED A CORRECTION. APPARENTLY THE OTHER ACFT WAS GOING TO THE W SIDE (NOT THE INSIDE) AND THE FO HAD ALREADY INPUT THE FMS CHANGE. NOW TWR RECLRED ME TO RWY 35R AND I LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AS FAR AS I KNOW; NO CONFLICT; NO BIG DEAL; BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN. LESSONS? 17000+ HRS AND IT'S STILL A GOOD IDEA TO USE ALL AVAILABLE INFO AND FOLLOW COMPANY POLICIES!
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.