<< >> NASA ASRS Report 738557, May 2007

A B737-700 crew reports a clearance for bwi runway 33L; but flying the runway 28 visual approach because of an approach briefing expecting runway 28.

Attributes
ACN	738557
Time
Date	200705
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 232
ASRS Report	738557
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	738556
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was the PF for the flight to bwi. We received the WX and were planning on a visual approach. We spoke of a visual approach to runway 28; hoping to get it because we were approaching from the northeast and it was more of a straight-in pattern. Since we had not been told which approach to expect; we briefed visuals to both runway 28 and runway 33L. We were told to descend to 2000 ft and we then called the airport in sight. The approach controller cleared us for the visual to runway 33L. At about 2.5 miles from the approach end to runway 28; tower said that it looked like we were lined up with runway 28 instead of runway 33L and that we were now cleared to land on runway 28. The rest of the flight was uneventful. More situational awareness from the PF.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 CREW RPTS A CLRNC FOR BWI RWY 33L; BUT FLYING THE RWY 28 VISUAL APCH BECAUSE OF AN APCH BRIEFING EXPECTING RWY 28.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF FOR THE FLT TO BWI. WE RECEIVED THE WX AND WERE PLANNING ON A VISUAL APCH. WE SPOKE OF A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 28; HOPING TO GET IT BECAUSE WE WERE APCHING FROM THE NE AND IT WAS MORE OF A STRAIGHT-IN PATTERN. SINCE WE HAD NOT BEEN TOLD WHICH APCH TO EXPECT; WE BRIEFED VISUALS TO BOTH RWY 28 AND RWY 33L. WE WERE TOLD TO DESCEND TO 2000 FT AND WE THEN CALLED THE ARPT IN SIGHT. THE APCH CTLR CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 33L. AT ABOUT 2.5 MILES FROM THE APCH END TO RWY 28; TWR SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE LINED UP WITH RWY 28 INSTEAD OF RWY 33L AND THAT WE WERE NOW CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 28. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. MORE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS FROM THE PF.

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.