Narrative:

The first attempt to land at maf was unsuccessful due to fog; and the flight returned to [departure airport]. The flight then changed captains; and was re-dispatched to maf. The captain was on his second day of being junior assigned; and was pulled off his deadhead aircraft home; to do the turn to maf. He was understandably upset. The second captain was having problems hearing the first officer (first officer) thru the [comms]; since there was no 'hot microphone' function on this [aircraft]. Unfortunately this was not identified until the return trip. The captain missed several CRM calls from the first officer; on climbout; and the first officer assumed it was due to his emotional state; but is was also due to the [comm issue]. Upon approach to maf; approach control vectored the flight to a position north of maf; and asked if they had the field in sight. Maf had recently had a snow and frost event; and the crew was having problems identifying the field. Everything looked white. The captain responded that they had it; the first officer concurred and began to maneuver for landing. At approximately 1;300 feet AGL; both pilots noted that the runway did not line up with the navaids and verbalized that; 'this doesn't look right.' at that time maf tower informed the crew that they were lined up on the wrong airfield. A go-around was conducted; the flight maneuvered for the proper airfield; and landed uneventfully.hot mics should be installed on all aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air Carrier First Officer reported lining up for the wrong airport in a ground white-out condition. Poor internal cockpit communications was a factor.

Narrative: The first attempt to land at MAF was unsuccessful due to fog; and the flight returned to [departure airport]. The flight then changed Captains; and was re-dispatched to MAF. The Captain was on his second day of being junior assigned; and was pulled off his deadhead aircraft home; to do the turn to MAF. He was understandably upset. The second Captain was having problems hearing the First Officer (FO) thru the [comms]; since there was no 'hot MIC' function on this [aircraft]. Unfortunately this was not identified until the return trip. The Captain missed several CRM calls from the FO; on climbout; and the FO assumed it was due to his emotional state; but is was also due to the [comm issue]. Upon approach to MAF; Approach Control vectored the flight to a position north of MAF; and asked if they had the field in sight. MAF had recently had a snow and frost event; and the Crew was having problems identifying the field. Everything looked white. The Captain responded that they had it; the FO concurred and began to maneuver for landing. At approximately 1;300 feet AGL; both pilots noted that the runway did not line up with the navaids and verbalized that; 'this doesn't look right.' At that time MAF Tower informed the Crew that they were lined up on the wrong airfield. A go-around was conducted; the flight maneuvered for the proper airfield; and landed uneventfully.Hot MICs should be installed on all aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.