An EMB135 flight crew got a close-in runway change on approach to mia; and deviated from their clear...

Attributes
ACN	757407
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	757407
Person 2
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We were cleared for the visual approach to runway 8L at miami. We accepted the visual with the airport and runway in sight. The visibility was adequate but it was hazy and the sun was very bright on this morning. In the next transmission; we were cleared to side step to and land on runway 8R. We accepted the clearance and began a small correction to the right. In the ensuing moments we misidentify (due to the sun temporarily blinding us in the haze) runway 8R and head for runway 9. We realize our mistake before lining up for runway 9 and begin to correct to the north for runway 8R. At approximately the same time; we receive a transmission from ATC to correct to the north for runway 8R. During the approach we were given a clearance to use caution for wake turbulence for the landing 747 that we were following. This traffic was in sight during the entire approach (it was in front of and below us) and landing runway 9. While overshooting runway 8L it remained in front of and below us at all times. At no time was the safety of the flight in question.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB135 FLT CREW GOT A CLOSE-IN RWY CHANGE ON APCH TO MIA; AND DEVIATED FROM THEIR CLRED TRACK WHEN THEY WERE TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY THE SUN.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 8L AT MIAMI. WE ACCEPTED THE VISUAL WITH THE ARPT AND RWY IN SIGHT. THE VISIBILITY WAS ADEQUATE BUT IT WAS HAZY AND THE SUN WAS VERY BRIGHT ON THIS MORNING. IN THE NEXT TRANSMISSION; WE WERE CLRED TO SIDE STEP TO AND LAND ON RWY 8R. WE ACCEPTED THE CLRNC AND BEGAN A SMALL CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT. IN THE ENSUING MOMENTS WE MISIDENTIFY (DUE TO THE SUN TEMPORARILY BLINDING US IN THE HAZE) RWY 8R AND HEAD FOR RWY 9. WE REALIZE OUR MISTAKE BEFORE LINING UP FOR RWY 9 AND BEGIN TO CORRECT TO THE NORTH FOR RWY 8R. AT APPROX THE SAME TIME; WE RECEIVE A TRANSMISSION FROM ATC TO CORRECT TO THE NORTH FOR RWY 8R. DURING THE APCH WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO USE CAUTION FOR WAKE TURBULENCE FOR THE LNDG 747 THAT WE WERE FOLLOWING. THIS TFC WAS IN SIGHT DURING THE ENTIRE APCH (IT WAS IN FRONT OF AND BELOW US) AND LNDG RWY 9. WHILE OVERSHOOTING RWY 8L IT REMAINED IN FRONT OF AND BELOW US AT ALL TIMES. AT NO TIME WAS THE SAFETY OF THE FLIGHT IN QUESTION.

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.

An EMB135 flight crew got a close-in runway change on approach to mia; and deviated from their cleared track when they were temporarily blinded by the sun.