Narrative:

Human factor: we had completed our crew coordination procedures for landing 26R phx and with the airport in sight had been cleared for a visibility about 12 mi northeast of phx at 3000'. Heading west, I set up a downwind just north of phx for what I perceived to be appropriate for landing 26R (but actually 8R). 4 mi out, tower asked if we would be able to land 26R. Realizing my error, I requested a 360 degree to the right to land 26R. They were unable due to traffic so they gave us a vector and turned us back to approach control for vectors to land 26L west/O incident. The main factor which caused the mistake to happen were: lack of sleep and jet lag. While attending a brunch, I was notified XA30 PDT that I would be dhd on flight lax sfo at XG00 PDT to protect flight, sfo-jfk. By the time we arrived at the hotel in north.Y., I had been up for 23 hours. I forced myself out of bed after 5 1/2 hours sleep in order for me to get back to sleep prior to my wake up call to take a limo to ewr (departure the hotel at 0X:00 am south det), having slept only 3 hours, 15 mins the second time I left the hotel for our flight to phx via stl. Needless to say, my diurnal cycle and sleep pattern was really messed up. Contributing factor: first officer on his first line trip after 21 yrs as F/east. An experienced first officer would have brought the error to my attention before the tower called. Solution: I'm going back to flying the line to avoid flying these god-awful hours on reserve! Please do what you can to get the FAA to prevent airlines from scheduling flight crews with little or no regard for the diurnal cycle.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB STARTS AN ENTRY FOR A DOWNWIND TO THE WRONG RWY ON A VISUAL APCH. CORRECTED BY TWR AND VECTORED AROUND FOR CORRECT RWY.

Narrative: HUMAN FACTOR: WE HAD COMPLETED OUR CREW COORD PROCS FOR LNDG 26R PHX AND WITH THE ARPT IN SIGHT HAD BEEN CLRED FOR A VIS ABOUT 12 MI NE OF PHX AT 3000'. HDG W, I SET UP A DOWNWIND JUST N OF PHX FOR WHAT I PERCEIVED TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR LNDG 26R (BUT ACTUALLY 8R). 4 MI OUT, TWR ASKED IF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO LAND 26R. REALIZING MY ERROR, I REQUESTED A 360 DEG TO THE RIGHT TO LAND 26R. THEY WERE UNABLE DUE TO TFC SO THEY GAVE US A VECTOR AND TURNED US BACK TO APCH CTL FOR VECTORS TO LAND 26L W/O INCIDENT. THE MAIN FACTOR WHICH CAUSED THE MISTAKE TO HAPPEN WERE: LACK OF SLEEP AND JET LAG. WHILE ATTENDING A BRUNCH, I WAS NOTIFIED XA30 PDT THAT I WOULD BE DHD ON FLT LAX SFO AT XG00 PDT TO PROTECT FLT, SFO-JFK. BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL IN N.Y., I HAD BEEN UP FOR 23 HRS. I FORCED MYSELF OUT OF BED AFTER 5 1/2 HRS SLEEP IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET BACK TO SLEEP PRIOR TO MY WAKE UP CALL TO TAKE A LIMO TO EWR (DEP THE HOTEL AT 0X:00 AM S DET), HAVING SLEPT ONLY 3 HRS, 15 MINS THE SECOND TIME I LEFT THE HOTEL FOR OUR FLT TO PHX VIA STL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY DIURNAL CYCLE AND SLEEP PATTERN WAS REALLY MESSED UP. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: F/O ON HIS FIRST LINE TRIP AFTER 21 YRS AS F/E. AN EXPERIENCED F/O WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE ERROR TO MY ATTN BEFORE THE TWR CALLED. SOLUTION: I'M GOING BACK TO FLYING THE LINE TO AVOID FLYING THESE GOD-AWFUL HRS ON RESERVE! PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO GET THE FAA TO PREVENT AIRLINES FROM SCHEDULING FLT CREWS WITH LITTLE OR NO REGARD FOR THE DIURNAL CYCLE.

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.