Commuter small transport wrong runway approach landing at lax.

Attributes
ACN	104389
Time
Date	198902
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1350
ASRS Report	104389
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4910 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	104388
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After approaching lax form the north and passing over santa monica VOR, lax approach cleared us for the visibility approach runway 25R, and handed us over to lax tower as we turned base leg. As an instrument back up we had the ILS 25L tuned in. On short final for runway 25L we realized our error and started a go around procedure. At this point we asked if we could be cleared to land 25L instead, she acknowledged and we landed west/O incident. Supplemental information from acn 104388: we experienced a master warning light telling us a circuit breaker tripped. Our distraction caused us to forget about sidestepping to our runway. Lax tower cleared an airplane on to 25L for takeoff. The airplane held short and asked about us on short final to 25L. The tower responded we were cleared to land on 25R, then saw us on short final to 25L and reclred us to land on 25L and told the other aircraft to remain holding short.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER SMT WRONG RWY APCH LNDG AT LAX.

Narrative: AFTER APCHING LAX FORM THE N AND PASSING OVER SANTA MONICA VOR, LAX APCH CLRED US FOR THE VIS APCH RWY 25R, AND HANDED US OVER TO LAX TWR AS WE TURNED BASE LEG. AS AN INSTRUMENT BACK UP WE HAD THE ILS 25L TUNED IN. ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 25L WE REALIZED OUR ERROR AND STARTED A GAR PROC. AT THIS POINT WE ASKED IF WE COULD BE CLRED TO LAND 25L INSTEAD, SHE ACKNOWLEDGED AND WE LANDED W/O INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 104388: WE EXPERIENCED A MASTER WARNING LIGHT TELLING US A CB TRIPPED. OUR DISTR CAUSED US TO FORGET ABOUT SIDESTEPPING TO OUR RWY. LAX TWR CLRED AN AIRPLANE ON TO 25L FOR TKOF. THE AIRPLANE HELD SHORT AND ASKED ABOUT US ON SHORT FINAL TO 25L. THE TWR RESPONDED WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON 25R, THEN SAW US ON SHORT FINAL TO 25L AND RECLRED US TO LAND ON 25L AND TOLD THE OTHER ACFT TO REMAIN HOLDING SHORT.

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.