On approach reporter aircraft lined up with wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	113900
Time
Date	198906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
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 arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	113900
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 14000
ASRS Report	114276
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

East of smo cleared stadium visual for 24R, visibility was poor with haze and smoke approximately 4 mi. During base turn, controller called out traffic for us at 11 O'clock for the runway 25's. During the turn and while looking for traffic we apparently lost sight of runway 24's and saw the 25's. Lined up north 25R for a short time. ATC called traffic well below us at same time second officer stated we were south of hollywood park and should be north of hollywood park. We realized then we were lined up with wrong runway, corrected back to 24R and completed uneventful landing. Lesson: don't accept visual approach in marginal WX conditions just to help traffic flow/expedite arrival. Supplemental information from acn 114276: it was the first officer's first approach into lax as a first officer. Had been thee countless times as second officer and had demonstrated excellent first officer skills.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON APCH REPORTER ACFT LINED UP WITH WRONG RWY.

Narrative: E OF SMO CLRED STADIUM VISUAL FOR 24R, VISIBILITY WAS POOR WITH HAZE AND SMOKE APPROX 4 MI. DURING BASE TURN, CTLR CALLED OUT TFC FOR US AT 11 O'CLOCK FOR THE RWY 25'S. DURING THE TURN AND WHILE LOOKING FOR TFC WE APPARENTLY LOST SIGHT OF RWY 24'S AND SAW THE 25'S. LINED UP N 25R FOR A SHORT TIME. ATC CALLED TFC WELL BELOW US AT SAME TIME S/O STATED WE WERE S OF HOLLYWOOD PARK AND SHOULD BE N OF HOLLYWOOD PARK. WE REALIZED THEN WE WERE LINED UP WITH WRONG RWY, CORRECTED BACK TO 24R AND COMPLETED UNEVENTFUL LNDG. LESSON: DON'T ACCEPT VISUAL APCH IN MARGINAL WX CONDITIONS JUST TO HELP TFC FLOW/EXPEDITE ARRIVAL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 114276: IT WAS THE F/O'S FIRST APCH INTO LAX AS A F/O. HAD BEEN THEE COUNTLESS TIMES AS S/O AND HAD DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENT F/O SKILLS.

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.