Light transport cleared to pass an medium large transport jet, follow an large transport jet on localizer 24R. Large transport landed 24R, light transport flight crew landed 24L.

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Attributes
ACN	136038
Time
Date	199002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : lax tower : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	136038
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

With first controller from la approach we were told to intercept the 24L localizer and proceed inbound, keep up our best speed. Caution for the small aircraft jet aircraft on 24R localizer. We did as asked and passed the jet as he started to decelerate. We were then told a new frequency for approach. We changed frequency. The controller said not to pass the small aircraft jet. We told him that we had passed him. He said that was fine. He then started to reduce us to 180 KTS, account we were following an large transport on short final. We spotted the large transport in front of us and followed him. (We did not have the airport in sight.) as we got to a mile and a half final the small aircraft jet asked if we were going to the left or the right? We then noticed that the large transport was going for the right runway (this is the same aircraft that we were told to follow). We turned towards the left runway and landed. We contacted the tower again after landing and asked if there was a problem and he said 'I guess not...no.' I think that while we were still with approach, the tower cleared the large transport to sidestep to 24R. I also feel that this type of approach is a dangerous one during periods of reduced visibility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT CLEARED TO PASS AN MLG JET, FOLLOW AN LGT JET ON LOCALIZER 24R. LGT LANDED 24R, LTT FLT CREW LANDED 24L.

Narrative: WITH FIRST CTLR FROM LA APCH WE WERE TOLD TO INTERCEPT THE 24L LOC AND PROCEED INBND, KEEP UP OUR BEST SPEED. CAUTION FOR THE SMA JET ACFT ON 24R LOC. WE DID AS ASKED AND PASSED THE JET AS HE STARTED TO DECELERATE. WE WERE THEN TOLD A NEW FREQ FOR APCH. WE CHANGED FREQ. THE CTLR SAID NOT TO PASS THE SMA JET. WE TOLD HIM THAT WE HAD PASSED HIM. HE SAID THAT WAS FINE. HE THEN STARTED TO REDUCE US TO 180 KTS, ACCOUNT WE WERE FOLLOWING AN LGT ON SHORT FINAL. WE SPOTTED THE LGT IN FRONT OF US AND FOLLOWED HIM. (WE DID NOT HAVE THE ARPT IN SIGHT.) AS WE GOT TO A MILE AND A HALF FINAL THE SMA JET ASKED IF WE WERE GOING TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT? WE THEN NOTICED THAT THE LGT WAS GOING FOR THE RIGHT RWY (THIS IS THE SAME ACFT THAT WE WERE TOLD TO FOLLOW). WE TURNED TOWARDS THE LEFT RWY AND LANDED. WE CONTACTED THE TWR AGAIN AFTER LNDG AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND HE SAID 'I GUESS NOT...NO.' I THINK THAT WHILE WE WERE STILL WITH APCH, THE TWR CLRED THE LGT TO SIDESTEP TO 24R. I ALSO FEEL THAT THIS TYPE OF APCH IS A DANGEROUS ONE DURING PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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.