Air carrier medium large transport track heading deviation with unauthorized penetration of airspace...

Attributes
ACN	166806
Time
Date	199101
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : gso
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 pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	166806
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Assigned 210 degrees for vectors visibility runway 5 at gso. Approach control asked us to report airport in sight west/O azimuth/mile reference. Int airport was 12 O'clock 7-8 mi. We reported it in sight and were cleared visibility approach to runway 5. We entered a right downwind for what turned out to be runway 33 at int and quickly realized the error confirmed with VOR and ILS indications. From there we proceeded to gso west/O further event. Contributing factors: no bearing/distance given by controller when asking if we had gso in sight. Cleared visibility in excess of 10 NM from gso, vector put int 12 O'clock/10 mi when cleared visibility, both airports have similar 'T' shaped plan view.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TRACK HEADING DEVIATION WITH UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ASSIGNED 210 DEGS FOR VECTORS VIS RWY 5 AT GSO. APCH CTL ASKED US TO RPT ARPT IN SIGHT W/O AZIMUTH/MILE REFERENCE. INT ARPT WAS 12 O'CLOCK 7-8 MI. WE RPTED IT IN SIGHT AND WERE CLRED VIS APCH TO RWY 5. WE ENTERED A R DOWNWIND FOR WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE RWY 33 AT INT AND QUICKLY REALIZED THE ERROR CONFIRMED WITH VOR AND ILS INDICATIONS. FROM THERE WE PROCEEDED TO GSO W/O FURTHER EVENT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: NO BEARING/DISTANCE GIVEN BY CTLR WHEN ASKING IF WE HAD GSO IN SIGHT. CLRED VIS IN EXCESS OF 10 NM FROM GSO, VECTOR PUT INT 12 O'CLOCK/10 MI WHEN CLRED VIS, BOTH ARPTS HAVE SIMILAR 'T' SHAPED PLAN VIEW.

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.