Flight crew of widebody transport making infamous stadium visual approach had distraction in final turn, overshot turn passing over traffic for runway 25R.

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Attributes
ACN	166716
Time
Date	199012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	166716
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 800
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On turning final to runway 24L at lax in a VMC visibility approach in early morning clear conditions, overshot final to north complex (runways 24L/right) and went south approaching the final to runway 25R at lax. Commuter traffic and conflicting air carrier on final to runway 25L had been pointed out by the approach controller and a second request for the same traffic advisory was requested by my aircraft because of some slight confusion on the commuter flight intentions (to cross our final to and on runway 24L). We were high on right base turning inbound to final continuing to get the aircraft configured for landing when all 3 pilots felt the popping ear feeling of the cabin depressurizing (at about 4000-3000'). The resultant quick discussion of that and the shallowing out of the descent (and leveling of the wings) got us over into the final area for runways 25R/left. We realized what was going on about the time the tower called and we came above and to the north of an medium large transport (I think). We got back over to final for runway 24R and continued normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF WDB MAKING INFAMOUS STADIUM VISUAL APCH HAD DISTR IN FINAL TURN, OVERSHOT TURN PASSING OVER TRAFFIC FOR RWY 25R.

Narrative: ON TURNING FINAL TO RWY 24L AT LAX IN A VMC VIS APCH IN EARLY MORNING CLR CONDITIONS, OVERSHOT FINAL TO N COMPLEX (RWYS 24L/R) AND WENT S APCHING THE FINAL TO RWY 25R AT LAX. COMMUTER TFC AND CONFLICTING AIR CARRIER ON FINAL TO RWY 25L HAD BEEN POINTED OUT BY THE APCH CTLR AND A SEC REQUEST FOR THE SAME TFC ADVISORY WAS REQUESTED BY MY ACFT BECAUSE OF SOME SLIGHT CONFUSION ON THE COMMUTER FLT INTENTIONS (TO CROSS OUR FINAL TO AND ON RWY 24L). WE WERE HIGH ON R BASE TURNING INBND TO FINAL CONTINUING TO GET THE ACFT CONFIGURED FOR LNDG WHEN ALL 3 PLTS FELT THE POPPING EAR FEELING OF THE CABIN DEPRESSURIZING (AT ABOUT 4000-3000'). THE RESULTANT QUICK DISCUSSION OF THAT AND THE SHALLOWING OUT OF THE DSNT (AND LEVELING OF THE WINGS) GOT US OVER INTO THE FINAL AREA FOR RWYS 25R/L. WE REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON ABOUT THE TIME THE TWR CALLED AND WE CAME ABOVE AND TO THE N OF AN MLG (I THINK). WE GOT BACK OVER TO FINAL FOR RWY 24R AND CONTINUED NORMALLY.

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.