At instant of starting turn onto ILS for approach and landing, TCASII TA distraction flight crew, ov...

Attributes
ACN	186298
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	186298
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented 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:

Cleared for visual approach on a 240 degree heading and maintain 210 KTS until OM. Traffic advisory on TCAS came on showing a target ahead. I visually located target and realized he was on parallel approach to 27L. At that time I realized we were overshooting our runway and I made a moderately steep turn to intercept the extended centerline. While in this turn TCAS resolution advisory sounded and commanded a climb. This was ignorned due to visual sighting. At this time approach called to confirm we were turning for the north runway. Approach was continued to a landing on 26R. The TCAS alert distraction me from the approach I was flying at a critical time (just ready to intercept at 210 KTS). A call by approach informing us of south complex traffic would have probably helped prevent this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT INSTANT OF STARTING TURN ONTO ILS FOR APCH AND LNDG, TCASII TA DISTR FLC, OVERSHOT LOC.

Narrative: CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH ON A 240 DEG HDG AND MAINTAIN 210 KTS UNTIL OM. TFC ADVISORY ON TCAS CAME ON SHOWING A TARGET AHEAD. I VISUALLY LOCATED TARGET AND REALIZED HE WAS ON PARALLEL APCH TO 27L. AT THAT TIME I REALIZED WE WERE OVERSHOOTING OUR RWY AND I MADE A MODERATELY STEEP TURN TO INTERCEPT THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE. WHILE IN THIS TURN TCAS RESOLUTION ADVISORY SOUNDED AND COMMANDED A CLB. THIS WAS IGNORNED DUE TO VISUAL SIGHTING. AT THIS TIME APCH CALLED TO CONFIRM WE WERE TURNING FOR THE N RWY. APCH WAS CONTINUED TO A LNDG ON 26R. THE TCAS ALERT DISTR ME FROM THE APCH I WAS FLYING AT A CRITICAL TIME (JUST READY TO INTERCEPT AT 210 KTS). A CALL BY APCH INFORMING US OF S COMPLEX TFC WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HELPED PREVENT THIS.

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.

At instant of starting turn onto ILS for approach and landing, TCASII TA distraction flight crew, overshot localizer.