Air carrier medium large transport circled to land after ILS approach on wrong side of airport.

Attributes
ACN	138129
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdt
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : circling arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	138129
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain was flying the ILS to runway 13 circle to land on runway 31 at middletown, PA. First approach was high and fast. We never got down to the glide slope. Captain decided to go around and get set up better. Due to rushed 1ST approach, the circle was not briefed. (Note: captain was the type that did not call for checklists, until I initiated them, also when I would start them he would mumble through them. Old timer who did things his own way.) on 2ND approach captain again did not brief the approach. Needless to say, a note under circle to land 'na south of runway 13-31' was missed. When we broke out the captain flew down the river and kept airport on his left side. As we came abeam the airport, tower notified us that circles to the south were not authorized. We then made left turn over airport to get north of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG CIRCLED TO LAND AFTER ILS APCH ON WRONG SIDE OF ARPT.

Narrative: CAPT WAS FLYING THE ILS TO RWY 13 CIRCLE TO LAND ON RWY 31 AT MIDDLETOWN, PA. FIRST APCH WAS HIGH AND FAST. WE NEVER GOT DOWN TO THE GLIDE SLOPE. CAPT DECIDED TO GO AROUND AND GET SET UP BETTER. DUE TO RUSHED 1ST APCH, THE CIRCLE WAS NOT BRIEFED. (NOTE: CAPT WAS THE TYPE THAT DID NOT CALL FOR CHECKLISTS, UNTIL I INITIATED THEM, ALSO WHEN I WOULD START THEM HE WOULD MUMBLE THROUGH THEM. OLD TIMER WHO DID THINGS HIS OWN WAY.) ON 2ND APCH CAPT AGAIN DID NOT BRIEF THE APCH. NEEDLESS TO SAY, A NOTE UNDER CIRCLE TO LAND 'NA SOUTH OF RWY 13-31' WAS MISSED. WHEN WE BROKE OUT THE CAPT FLEW DOWN THE RIVER AND KEPT ARPT ON HIS LEFT SIDE. AS WE CAME ABEAM THE ARPT, TWR NOTIFIED US THAT CIRCLES TO THE S WERE NOT AUTHORIZED. WE THEN MADE LEFT TURN OVER ARPT TO GET N OF THE RWY.

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.