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Small transport issued visual approach to runway 29 at sjc, misidentifies the runway and causes less than standard separation with armlg on approach to runway 30L.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 133251 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sjc tower : sat |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 133251 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared visibility approach runway 92 from 4000' abeam to the south. An air carrier medium large transport Y on 5-MI final 30L. Lost sight of 29 in the haze, and began to line up on 30L, directly in front of medium large transport Y. The local controller caught the goof, and asked me to confirm that I was indeed lining up on 29. I entered steep turn to the left to correct. Don't assume the runway you are looking at is the one you want. Notice stuff like precision markings even if you can't make out the #'south (30L has precision markings, 29 has basic markings only, and is very narrow relative to 30L and 30R).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT ISSUED VISUAL APCH TO RWY 29 AT SJC, MISIDENTIFIES THE RWY AND CAUSES LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION WITH ARMLG ON APCH TO RWY 30L.
Narrative: CLRED VIS APCH RWY 92 FROM 4000' ABEAM TO THE S. AN ACR MLG Y ON 5-MI FINAL 30L. LOST SIGHT OF 29 IN THE HAZE, AND BEGAN TO LINE UP ON 30L, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MLG Y. THE LCL CTLR CAUGHT THE GOOF, AND ASKED ME TO CONFIRM THAT I WAS INDEED LINING UP ON 29. I ENTERED STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT TO CORRECT. DON'T ASSUME THE RWY YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS THE ONE YOU WANT. NOTICE STUFF LIKE PRECISION MARKINGS EVEN IF YOU CAN'T MAKE OUT THE #'S (30L HAS PRECISION MARKINGS, 29 HAS BASIC MARKINGS ONLY, AND IS VERY NARROW RELATIVE TO 30L AND 30R).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.