Air carrier medium large transport wrong runway approach.

Attributes
ACN	164736
Time
Date	199011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi tower : ict
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
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 : 4500
ASRS Report	164736
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance 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:

I was flying (first officer). We were being vectored for a visibility approach to runway 33L at bwi. On about 270 degree heading, right base, captain said, 'I see it,' and pointed to a runway about our 2 O'clock position. I was surprised to see a runway at this position, but believed it to be 33L, as there were strobes and lead-in lights on high intensity. At this point, I was high and immediately slowed and configured the aircraft. My localizer was tuned to 33L, but all I was concerned with was the G/south, as I still thought I was high, and I was receiving a 'high' indication. At approximately 1000' AGL switched to tower and was informed we were lined up on 28. We turned left and then right to line up and land on 33L. Controller saved us. Factors: captain calling the field when I waited to intercept the localizer, my not checking for paper localizer indications and heading, bright lights on 28, dim lights on 33L, and approach control being in a hurry to clear us for a visibility approach. Called tower after landing, and they said 2 other aircraft had made the same mistake this same day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG WRONG RWY APCH.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING (F/O). WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR A VIS APCH TO RWY 33L AT BWI. ON ABOUT 270 DEG HDG, RIGHT BASE, CAPT SAID, 'I SEE IT,' AND POINTED TO A RWY ABOUT OUR 2 O'CLOCK POS. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE A RWY AT THIS POS, BUT BELIEVED IT TO BE 33L, AS THERE WERE STROBES AND LEAD-IN LIGHTS ON HIGH INTENSITY. AT THIS POINT, I WAS HIGH AND IMMEDIATELY SLOWED AND CONFIGURED THE ACFT. MY LOC WAS TUNED TO 33L, BUT ALL I WAS CONCERNED WITH WAS THE G/S, AS I STILL THOUGHT I WAS HIGH, AND I WAS RECEIVING A 'HIGH' INDICATION. AT APPROX 1000' AGL SWITCHED TO TWR AND WAS INFORMED WE WERE LINED UP ON 28. WE TURNED LEFT AND THEN RIGHT TO LINE UP AND LAND ON 33L. CTLR SAVED US. FACTORS: CAPT CALLING THE FIELD WHEN I WAITED TO INTERCEPT THE LOC, MY NOT CHKING FOR PAPER LOC INDICATIONS AND HDG, BRIGHT LIGHTS ON 28, DIM LIGHTS ON 33L, AND APCH CTL BEING IN A HURRY TO CLR US FOR A VIS APCH. CALLED TWR AFTER LNDG, AND THEY SAID 2 OTHER ACFT HAD MADE THE SAME MISTAKE THIS SAME DAY.

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.