Air carrier medium large transport overshot runway centerline making a visual approach to runway 24R...

Attributes
ACN	197536
Time
Date	199112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tracon : isp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : profile descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	197536
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Arriving off the runway 24/25 profile descent from fim (VOR) we crossed smo (VOR) descending to 7000 ft. Lax approach asked if we had the field in sight, and from the north at altitude we did. They cleared us for the stadium visual. We complied with the altitude 5000 ft at 3.5 on the smo O68 and 3500 ft 9.0 smo. We saw the stadium and the harbor freeway and turned as depicted. Rolling out of the turn we started looking for the airport. Now it was not visible due to the 600 ft scattered layer along the approach path to runway 24R. We turned 45 degree towards the airport (20 KT tailwind) still looking with the ILS for 24R tuned in and proper inbound course set. As we were looking for the airport we crossed over the ILS final by 5 degree deflection visible on the HSI. I turned right to intercept (20 degree cut). After I turned approach called, said to turn right 20 degree and intercept the localizer 24R. This had already been done. (Suspect possible distant conflict with another aircraft on final to 25.) I intercepted the localizer, tracked it in, did not pick up the field until 900 ft (looking through the clouds) due to the 600 ft scattered layer (WX 600 sct 4H). Overshoot problem due to the inability to see the airport during the visual approach with the 600 ft scattered layer obstructing my view along the approach path.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG OVERSHOT RWY CENTERLINE MAKING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24R AT LAX.

Narrative: ARRIVING OFF THE RWY 24/25 PROFILE DSCNT FROM FIM (VOR) WE CROSSED SMO (VOR) DSNDING TO 7000 FT. LAX APCH ASKED IF WE HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT, AND FROM THE N AT ALT WE DID. THEY CLRED US FOR THE STADIUM VISUAL. WE COMPLIED WITH THE ALT 5000 FT AT 3.5 ON THE SMO O68 AND 3500 FT 9.0 SMO. WE SAW THE STADIUM AND THE HARBOR FREEWAY AND TURNED AS DEPICTED. ROLLING OUT OF THE TURN WE STARTED LOOKING FOR THE ARPT. NOW IT WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO THE 600 FT SCATTERED LAYER ALONG THE APCH PATH TO RWY 24R. WE TURNED 45 DEG TOWARDS THE ARPT (20 KT TAILWIND) STILL LOOKING WITH THE ILS FOR 24R TUNED IN AND PROPER INBOUND COURSE SET. AS WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE ARPT WE CROSSED OVER THE ILS FINAL BY 5 DEG DEFLECTION VISIBLE ON THE HSI. I TURNED R TO INTERCEPT (20 DEG CUT). AFTER I TURNED APCH CALLED, SAID TO TURN R 20 DEG AND INTERCEPT THE LOC 24R. THIS HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. (SUSPECT POSSIBLE DISTANT CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL TO 25.) I INTERCEPTED THE LOC, TRACKED IT IN, DID NOT PICK UP THE FIELD UNTIL 900 FT (LOOKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS) DUE TO THE 600 FT SCATTERED LAYER (WX 600 SCT 4H). OVERSHOOT PROBLEM DUE TO THE INABILITY TO SEE THE ARPT DURING THE VISUAL APCH WITH THE 600 FT SCATTERED LAYER OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW ALONG THE APCH PATH.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport overshot runway centerline making a visual approach to runway 24R at lax.