Commuter aircraft makes approach to wrong runway. Go around.

Attributes
ACN	160404
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	169040
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was acting as a crew member on a commuter airline carrying passenger from mia to mco. During the approach phase of flight, we were cleared to land on runway 36L. Because of our unfamiliarity with the airport, we used our VOR as guidance to what would normally be a visibility approach. This led us to line up with runway 36R. At about 1/2 mi and 300' from the threshold of runway 36R, we were told by the tower to execute a go around, because we were lined up with the wrong runway. Contributing factors to this occurrence would be the layout of the airport (3 paralleling runways) and also the physical conditions of both pilots having been on duty for more than 8 hours and the use of the VOR equipment where there should be ILS approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT MAKES APCH TO WRONG RWY. GO AROUND.

Narrative: I WAS ACTING AS A CREW MEMBER ON A COMMUTER AIRLINE CARRYING PAX FROM MIA TO MCO. DURING THE APCH PHASE OF FLT, WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 36L. BECAUSE OF OUR UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE ARPT, WE USED OUR VOR AS GUIDANCE TO WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE A VIS APCH. THIS LED US TO LINE UP WITH RWY 36R. AT ABOUT 1/2 MI AND 300' FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 36R, WE WERE TOLD BY THE TWR TO EXECUTE A GAR, BECAUSE WE WERE LINED UP WITH THE WRONG RWY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS OCCURRENCE WOULD BE THE LAYOUT OF THE ARPT (3 PARALLELING RWYS) AND ALSO THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF BOTH PLTS HAVING BEEN ON DUTY FOR MORE THAN 8 HRS AND THE USE OF THE VOR EQUIP WHERE THERE SHOULD BE ILS APCH.

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.