Air carrier medium large transport failed to intercept the ILS localizer and track inbound to the airport as cleared by TRACON, then circled west of the airport for visual approach instead of east as cleared by ATCT local controller.

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Attributes
ACN	94249
Time
Date	198809
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hrl airport : bro
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bro tower : bro artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	94249
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight was cleared to and did intercept the hrl 024 degree inbound, having completed initial descent to FL280. Further descent was denied because of the warning area. At approximately 48 DME from hrl, we received descent clearance to 6000 and commenced descent. This put us very late on our descent profile. We were switched to brownsville approach, cleared to 400 degree to raymo intersection and cleared ILS 17R hrl. Subsequently switched to hrl tower. Tower told us to fly the ILS 17R, then circle east of fld for 35R. Wind 300, 10. First officer was flying. He was late turning in the ILS and turnoff to 195 degree heading out of raymo to intercept the localizer. By the time I turned and identify the localizer, we had crossed it. I then saw the airport, called fld in sight and asked to circle west of the field. I did not know the first officer had understood we were to circle west, which was wrong. We circled west of the field as reclred and landed. After arrival at the gate, we were requested to and did call hou center by phone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FAILED TO INTERCEPT THE ILS LOC AND TRACK INBOUND TO THE ARPT AS CLRED BY TRACON, THEN CIRCLED WEST OF THE ARPT FOR VISUAL APCH INSTEAD OF EAST AS CLRED BY ATCT LCL CTLR.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS CLRED TO AND DID INTERCEPT THE HRL 024 DEG INBND, HAVING COMPLETED INITIAL DSCNT TO FL280. FURTHER DSCNT WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF THE WARNING AREA. AT APPROX 48 DME FROM HRL, WE RECEIVED DSCNT CLRNC TO 6000 AND COMMENCED DSCNT. THIS PUT US VERY LATE ON OUR DSCNT PROFILE. WE WERE SWITCHED TO BROWNSVILLE APCH, CLRED TO 400 DEG TO RAYMO INTXN AND CLRED ILS 17R HRL. SUBSEQUENTLY SWITCHED TO HRL TWR. TWR TOLD US TO FLY THE ILS 17R, THEN CIRCLE E OF FLD FOR 35R. WIND 300, 10. F/O WAS FLYING. HE WAS LATE TURNING IN THE ILS AND TURNOFF TO 195 DEG HDG OUT OF RAYMO TO INTERCEPT THE LOC. BY THE TIME I TURNED AND IDENT THE LOC, WE HAD CROSSED IT. I THEN SAW THE ARPT, CALLED FLD IN SIGHT AND ASKED TO CIRCLE W OF THE FIELD. I DID NOT KNOW THE F/O HAD UNDERSTOOD WE WERE TO CIRCLE W, WHICH WAS WRONG. WE CIRCLED W OF THE FIELD AS RECLRED AND LANDED. AFTER ARR AT THE GATE, WE WERE REQUESTED TO AND DID CALL HOU CENTER BY PHONE.

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.