Air carrier light transport deviated off ILS track and headed for wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	99586
Time
Date	198812
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
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
Experience	flight time total : 5500
ASRS Report	99586
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other 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 other

Narrative:

While on visual approach to runway 28R at pit my first officer felt he was heading for the right runway. However, he had mistaken the center runway for the right side. After he had passed through the runway 28R final approach course, I asked him where he was headed, he advised me, 'the right side.' he failed to realize there were 3 runways--left, right, center. I got him back to the correct runway. ATC never queried us nor did tower make any comments. I feel the most contributing factor was crew fatigue. At that point we had blocked 7.2 flight hours and this was our ninth and final leg. We had been on duty since XA00. We have no scheduled meal on this trip, nor due to ATC delays or other factors do we get any break after XD30. This trip is insane!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT DEVIATED OFF ILS TRACK AND HEADED FOR WRONG RWY.

Narrative: WHILE ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 28R AT PIT MY F/O FELT HE WAS HDG FOR THE RIGHT RWY. HOWEVER, HE HAD MISTAKEN THE CENTER RWY FOR THE RIGHT SIDE. AFTER HE HAD PASSED THROUGH THE RWY 28R FINAL APCH COURSE, I ASKED HIM WHERE HE WAS HEADED, HE ADVISED ME, 'THE RIGHT SIDE.' HE FAILED TO REALIZE THERE WERE 3 RWYS--L, R, CENTER. I GOT HIM BACK TO THE CORRECT RWY. ATC NEVER QUERIED US NOR DID TWR MAKE ANY COMMENTS. I FEEL THE MOST CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS CREW FATIGUE. AT THAT POINT WE HAD BLOCKED 7.2 FLT HRS AND THIS WAS OUR NINTH AND FINAL LEG. WE HAD BEEN ON DUTY SINCE XA00. WE HAVE NO SCHEDULED MEAL ON THIS TRIP, NOR DUE TO ATC DELAYS OR OTHER FACTORS DO WE GET ANY BREAK AFTER XD30. THIS TRIP IS INSANE!

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.