Flight crew unfamiliar with area made wrong airport approach to vny when they were cleared for a visual approach to bur, 6 mi east.

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Attributes
ACN	124108
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 3800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur tower : bur tower : vny tower : lga
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	124108
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared for 4 stacks visual approach to burbank. About 23 mi out called 'airport in sight' to ATC. We actually were looking at van nuys airport 6 mi west of burbank. We were distracted by conflicting traffic on straight in to van nuys. Burbank and van nuys have parallel runways 6 mi apart and can be easily confused. East coast based crew not familiar with west coast airports. We turned final at van nuys descended to 2600' MSL before burbank tower provided a vector to burbank airport. We entered van nuys air traffic area before turning back towards burbank. FMC data seemed to confirm we had the correct runway, bearing 110 degree 7 mi turning final seemed to agree. There should be a caution note on four stacks visual approach plate that van nuys can be easily confused with burbank. Burbank airport requires special crew qualification for flight crews. This consists of fuzzy pictures and 1 page of text. This training should be a video presentation with narration.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW UNFAMILIAR WITH AREA MADE WRONG ARPT APCH TO VNY WHEN THEY WERE CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO BUR, 6 MI EAST.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR 4 STACKS VISUAL APCH TO BURBANK. ABOUT 23 MI OUT CALLED 'ARPT IN SIGHT' TO ATC. WE ACTUALLY WERE LOOKING AT VAN NUYS ARPT 6 MI W OF BURBANK. WE WERE DISTRACTED BY CONFLICTING TFC ON STRAIGHT IN TO VAN NUYS. BURBANK AND VAN NUYS HAVE PARALLEL RWYS 6 MI APART AND CAN BE EASILY CONFUSED. EAST COAST BASED CREW NOT FAMILIAR WITH WEST COAST ARPTS. WE TURNED FINAL AT VAN NUYS DESCENDED TO 2600' MSL BEFORE BURBANK TWR PROVIDED A VECTOR TO BURBANK ARPT. WE ENTERED VAN NUYS ATA BEFORE TURNING BACK TOWARDS BURBANK. FMC DATA SEEMED TO CONFIRM WE HAD THE CORRECT RWY, BEARING 110 DEG 7 MI TURNING FINAL SEEMED TO AGREE. THERE SHOULD BE A CAUTION NOTE ON FOUR STACKS VISUAL APCH PLATE THAT VAN NUYS CAN BE EASILY CONFUSED WITH BURBANK. BURBANK ARPT REQUIRES SPECIAL CREW QUALIFICATION FOR FLT CREWS. THIS CONSISTS OF FUZZY PICTURES AND 1 PAGE OF TEXT. THIS TRAINING SHOULD BE A VIDEO PRESENTATION WITH NARRATION.

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.