A flight engineer reporter makes 2 statements: there was a TCASII alert calling for a climb, and his captain overshot the final approach course and lined up, briefly, on the parallel runway.

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Attributes
ACN	221409
Time
Date	199209
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors enroute airway : dfw
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	221409
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 1400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were cleared to descend and maintain 11000 ft. Approach control pointed out traffic for us, an medium large transport in a departure climb with a restriction to maintain 10000 ft. The medium large transport was at our 12 O'clock position and opposite direction. We called the traffic in sight. A few seconds later, the TCASII gave a TA 'traffic, climb.' the captain was the flying pilot and started an immediate climb. This action took us to 11800 ft. Traffic passed without further incident and the ATC facility was advised of our climb. Approach was continued to dfw for a landing on runway 35R. The captain was the PF. Dfw tower vectored us in on a close-in right base leg to runway 35R. Once on the base leg, tower asked if we had the field in sight. The copilot confirmed with the captain that she had the field in sight, and she called yes 'field in sight.' tower cleared us for the visual approach. At this point, both the first officer and myself told her she needed to start the turn to final. She must have misidented runway 35R and overshot final. The overshoot carried us as far as the final approach to runway 35L. Tower was advised of the deviation. Correction was made without any traffic incursion, and landing on 35R was completed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FE RPTR MAKES 2 STATEMENTS: THERE WAS A TCASII ALERT CALLING FOR A CLB, AND HIS CAPT OVERSHOT THE FINAL APCH COURSE AND LINED UP, BRIEFLY, ON THE PARALLEL RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO DSND AND MAINTAIN 11000 FT. APCH CTL POINTED OUT TFC FOR US, AN MLG IN A DEP CLB WITH A RESTRICTION TO MAINTAIN 10000 FT. THE MLG WAS AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS AND OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WE CALLED THE TFC IN SIGHT. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE TCASII GAVE A TA 'TFC, CLB.' THE CAPT WAS THE FLYING PLT AND STARTED AN IMMEDIATE CLB. THIS ACTION TOOK US TO 11800 FT. TFC PASSED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND THE ATC FAC WAS ADVISED OF OUR CLB. APCH WAS CONTINUED TO DFW FOR A LNDG ON RWY 35R. THE CAPT WAS THE PF. DFW TWR VECTORED US IN ON A CLOSE-IN R BASE LEG TO RWY 35R. ONCE ON THE BASE LEG, TWR ASKED IF WE HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT. THE COPLT CONFIRMED WITH THE CAPT THAT SHE HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT, AND SHE CALLED YES 'FIELD IN SIGHT.' TWR CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL APCH. AT THIS POINT, BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF TOLD HER SHE NEEDED TO START THE TURN TO FINAL. SHE MUST HAVE MISIDENTED RWY 35R AND OVERSHOT FINAL. THE OVERSHOOT CARRIED US AS FAR AS THE FINAL APCH TO RWY 35L. TWR WAS ADVISED OF THE DEV. CORRECTION WAS MADE WITHOUT ANY TFC INCURSION, AND LNDG ON 35R WAS COMPLETED.

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.