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Flight crew of medium large transport aligned with localizer for 36L at clt. Approach controller alleged he had cleared to runway 36R approach. Flight cleared to continue 36L approach and landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 197891 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 950 |
| ASRS Report | 197891 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 197880 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ATIS clt advertising ILS 36L and right. When switched to approach control (frequency 125.35) controller advised to expect ILS 36L. Advised captain that I would be off frequency to identify navaids. After we were switched to frequency 119.00 and told to turn left. Returned to frequency and advised captain that navaids were idented and were there any changes. Since I had seen him make 1 transmission. He said yes we were to descend to 2500 ft. Controller gave us another turn to intercept the localizer and we were cleared for the approach. We intercepted the 36L localizer and after 20 seconds controller advised us that we were to shoot the 36R approach. I advised the controller that I had never acknowledged a change from the previous controller's instructions to expect the 36L approach. He said that he had advised us but to continue the 36L approach which we did and landed. Several things are responsible here. I personally never acknowledged a change of runways. To the best of my memory, I acknowledged and read back cleared for ILS 36L approach and was not corrected. However, we were told to descend to an initial altitude for the 36R approach and were told to hold a speed to the 36R marker. We should have taken that as a clue. I can only attribute us not picking up on that as a result of this being the last leg of a 4-DAY trip that was approximately 6.5 hours of flying in the last 3 days.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG ALIGNED WITH LOC FOR 36L AT CLT. APCH CTLR ALLEGED HE HAD CLRED TO RWY 36R APCH. FLT CLRED TO CONTINUE 36L APCH AND LNDG.
Narrative: ATIS CLT ADVERTISING ILS 36L AND R. WHEN SWITCHED TO APCH CTL (FREQ 125.35) CTLR ADVISED TO EXPECT ILS 36L. ADVISED CAPT THAT I WOULD BE OFF FREQ TO IDENT NAVAIDS. AFTER WE WERE SWITCHED TO FREQ 119.00 AND TOLD TO TURN L. RETURNED TO FREQ AND ADVISED CAPT THAT NAVAIDS WERE IDENTED AND WERE THERE ANY CHANGES. SINCE I HAD SEEN HIM MAKE 1 XMISSION. HE SAID YES WE WERE TO DSND TO 2500 FT. CTLR GAVE US ANOTHER TURN TO INTERCEPT THE LOC AND WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH. WE INTERCEPTED THE 36L LOC AND AFTER 20 SECONDS CTLR ADVISED US THAT WE WERE TO SHOOT THE 36R APCH. I ADVISED THE CTLR THAT I HAD NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED A CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS TO EXPECT THE 36L APCH. HE SAID THAT HE HAD ADVISED US BUT TO CONTINUE THE 36L APCH WHICH WE DID AND LANDED. SEVERAL THINGS ARE RESPONSIBLE HERE. I PERSONALLY NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED A CHANGE OF RWYS. TO THE BEST OF MY MEMORY, I ACKNOWLEDGED AND READ BACK CLRED FOR ILS 36L APCH AND WAS NOT CORRECTED. HOWEVER, WE WERE TOLD TO DSND TO AN INITIAL ALT FOR THE 36R APCH AND WERE TOLD TO HOLD A SPD TO THE 36R MARKER. WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THAT AS A CLUE. I CAN ONLY ATTRIBUTE US NOT PICKING UP ON THAT AS A RESULT OF THIS BEING THE LAST LEG OF A 4-DAY TRIP THAT WAS APPROX 6.5 HRS OF FLYING IN THE LAST 3 DAYS.
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.