Air carrier flight crew commenced an ILS approach to the wrong runway. ATC intervention.

Attributes
ACN	203588
Time
Date	199203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi tower : bwi tower : oma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	203588
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was conducted from hvn to bwi. In the bwi vicinity, ATIS was copied. PNF briefed the PF on approach at bwi: 800 overcast, 2 mi fog. ILS runway 33R and 33L approachs in use. Due to expected normal operations at bwi for commuter aircraft, we inadvertently briefed for the ILS runway 33R approach. We were subsequently cleared for the ILS runway 33L approach. Neither the captain or myself realized we were not cleared for ILS runway 33R. After passing the FAF for ILS runway 33R. The controller questioned us as to if we were on the ILS runway 33R. He then cleared us for the ILS runway 33R approach. Flight continued without incident. After arriving at the gate, the captain called approach by telephone and explained situation. TRACON supervisor stated that there was no conflicting traffic at that time, so no action was being taken. Corrective actions: repetition of approachs at a particular airport can cause complacency. Check the information out and listen up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC COMMENCED AN ILS APCH TO THE WRONG RWY. ATC INTERVENTION.

Narrative: FLT WAS CONDUCTED FROM HVN TO BWI. IN THE BWI VICINITY, ATIS WAS COPIED. PNF BRIEFED THE PF ON APCH AT BWI: 800 OVCST, 2 MI FOG. ILS RWY 33R AND 33L APCHS IN USE. DUE TO EXPECTED NORMAL OPS AT BWI FOR COMMUTER ACFT, WE INADVERTENTLY BRIEFED FOR THE ILS RWY 33R APCH. WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 33L APCH. NEITHER THE CAPT OR MYSELF REALIZED WE WERE NOT CLRED FOR ILS RWY 33R. AFTER PASSING THE FAF FOR ILS RWY 33R. THE CTLR QUESTIONED US AS TO IF WE WERE ON THE ILS RWY 33R. HE THEN CLRED US FOR THE ILS RWY 33R APCH. FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE, THE CAPT CALLED APCH BY TELEPHONE AND EXPLAINED SITUATION. TRACON SUPVR STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CONFLICTING TFC AT THAT TIME, SO NO ACTION WAS BEING TAKEN. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: REPETITION OF APCHS AT A PARTICULAR ARPT CAN CAUSE COMPLACENCY. CHK THE INFO OUT AND LISTEN UP.

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.