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Air carrier lined up with runway at wrong airport. Left 5000' and got GPWS alert at 4700' MSL. Corrected error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 92181 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198808 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : elp |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4700 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : elp tower : elp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 92181 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 92048 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Believed I had runway 22 at elp visually and had appropriate navaids tuned. When navaids did not show proper indications I realized that I had biggs aaf runway 22 rather than elp. Proceeded to elp west/O incident, but had been advised by approach to maintain 5000' until on final. Had descended to approximately 4700' before intercepting the real elp runway 22 final. I made a mistake--I caught it. Solution: quit accepting visual approachs which expedite traffic and keep the heat off the FAA while exposing pilots to the increasing heat from the FAA to show that they are doing something about safety. Sorry to waste your time with this, but it is my only recourse to being a victim of an FAA public relations campaign. Supplemental information from acn 92048: I think the main cause of this situation was lack of sleep by captain and first officer. I think if we had not had ILS tuned in, as we do always, we could have landed at the wrong airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LINED UP WITH RWY AT WRONG ARPT. LEFT 5000' AND GOT GPWS ALERT AT 4700' MSL. CORRECTED ERROR.
Narrative: BELIEVED I HAD RWY 22 AT ELP VISUALLY AND HAD APPROPRIATE NAVAIDS TUNED. WHEN NAVAIDS DID NOT SHOW PROPER INDICATIONS I REALIZED THAT I HAD BIGGS AAF RWY 22 RATHER THAN ELP. PROCEEDED TO ELP W/O INCIDENT, BUT HAD BEEN ADVISED BY APCH TO MAINTAIN 5000' UNTIL ON FINAL. HAD DSNDED TO APPROX 4700' BEFORE INTERCEPTING THE REAL ELP RWY 22 FINAL. I MADE A MISTAKE--I CAUGHT IT. SOLUTION: QUIT ACCEPTING VISUAL APCHS WHICH EXPEDITE TFC AND KEEP THE HEAT OFF THE FAA WHILE EXPOSING PLTS TO THE INCREASING HEAT FROM THE FAA TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT SAFETY. SORRY TO WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS, BUT IT IS MY ONLY RECOURSE TO BEING A VICTIM OF AN FAA PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 92048: I THINK THE MAIN CAUSE OF THIS SITUATION WAS LACK OF SLEEP BY CAPT AND F/O. I THINK IF WE HAD NOT HAD ILS TUNED IN, AS WE DO ALWAYS, WE COULD HAVE LANDED AT THE WRONG ARPT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.