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Air carrier medium large transport being vectored for a visual approach tuned in the wrong localizer. Tower saw the error and amended clearance runway assignment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 111970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iah tower : iah tower : pao |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 111970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On vector of 230 degree with clearance to intercept ILS runway 27 localizer at 3000 MSL. Inadvertently set runway 26 ILS frequency in both navigation radios. Subsequently intercepted and flew approach to runway 26. Approach had several aircraft checking in from another frequency that was jammed by stuck microphone. Approach control cleared us for approach and told us to contact tower. Tower advised that we were lined up for runway 26 vice runway 27 and cleared us to land on runway 26. ATIS had WX as clear and 7, but looking into sun on approach, we did not see runway till approximately 1 mi. Proper approach was briefed but wrong frequency was used. No traffic conflict occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TUNED IN THE WRONG LOC. TWR SAW THE ERROR AND AMENDED CLRNC RWY ASSIGNMENT.
Narrative: ON VECTOR OF 230 DEG WITH CLRNC TO INTERCEPT ILS RWY 27 LOC AT 3000 MSL. INADVERTENTLY SET RWY 26 ILS FREQ IN BOTH NAV RADIOS. SUBSEQUENTLY INTERCEPTED AND FLEW APCH TO RWY 26. APCH HAD SEVERAL ACFT CHECKING IN FROM ANOTHER FREQ THAT WAS JAMMED BY STUCK MIC. APCH CTL CLRED US FOR APCH AND TOLD US TO CONTACT TWR. TWR ADVISED THAT WE WERE LINED UP FOR RWY 26 VICE RWY 27 AND CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 26. ATIS HAD WX AS CLEAR AND 7, BUT LOOKING INTO SUN ON APCH, WE DID NOT SEE RWY TILL APPROX 1 MI. PROPER APCH WAS BRIEFED BUT WRONG FREQ WAS USED. NO TFC CONFLICT OCCURRED.
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.