Narrative:

First officer was flying a charted visual approach to runway 24R at lax. Had the runway in sight turning base but then low scattered clouds drifted across obscuring runway. While attempting to determine proper point at which to turn final, both our attns were outside the cockpit and missed calling the 084 (smo) lead radial on the procedure. Overshot the runway centerline, and observed an small transport on approach to runway 25 complex. Tower became concerned and told us to turn in immediately, which we did. Normal approach and landing 24R made, after regaining visual contact with runway. Charted visual was being used in very MVFR conditions (although legal). Both our attns outside the cockpit trying to regain visual on runway, and missed calling lead radial to start turn. With very low scattered cloud layers, sometimes seeing runway depends on angle of your vantage point.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TRACK DEV OVERSHOT RWY CENTERLINE ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24R AT LAX CAUSING CLOSE PROX WITH LTT ON APCH TO RWY 25.

Narrative: FO WAS FLYING A CHARTED VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24R AT LAX. HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT TURNING BASE BUT THEN LOW SCATTERED CLOUDS DRIFTED ACROSS OBSCURING RWY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE PROPER POINT AT WHICH TO TURN FINAL, BOTH OUR ATTNS WERE OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT AND MISSED CALLING THE 084 (SMO) LEAD RADIAL ON THE PROC. OVERSHOT THE RWY CENTERLINE, AND OBSERVED AN SMT ON APCH TO RWY 25 COMPLEX. TWR BECAME CONCERNED AND TOLD US TO TURN IN IMMEDIATELY, WHICH WE DID. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG 24R MADE, AFTER REGAINING VISUAL CONTACT WITH RWY. CHARTED VISUAL WAS BEING USED IN VERY MVFR CONDITIONS (ALTHOUGH LEGAL). BOTH OUR ATTNS OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT TRYING TO REGAIN VISUAL ON RWY, AND MISSED CALLING LEAD RADIAL TO START TURN. WITH VERY LOW SCATTERED CLOUD LAYERS, SOMETIMES SEEING RWY DEPENDS ON ANGLE OF YOUR VANTAGE POINT.

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.