Medium large transport lined up to land on runway 17 versus runway 18L at mco.

Attributes
ACN	169311
Time
Date	199101
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	169311
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
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:

Captain lined up on 17 instead of 18L at mco. Runways are poorly marked at night. 17 looks like it should be 18L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG LINED UP TO LAND ON RWY 17 VERSUS RWY 18L AT MCO.

Narrative: CAPT LINED UP ON 17 INSTEAD OF 18L AT MCO. RWYS ARE POORLY MARKED AT NIGHT. 17 LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD BE 18L.

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.