Flight crew shot an approach that is not authorized in the aircraft using the equipment they used.

Attributes
ACN	233867
Time
Date	199302
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jan
State Reference	MS
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jan
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	233867
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was cleared for localizer back course runway at jan. Executed approach and landed. Found out later that aircraft was not authorized for that type of approach. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: rather than shooting a raw data approach, the flight crew used navigation control and constructed the approach using coordinates. This type of approach is not approved for this type aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC SHOT AN APCH THAT IS NOT AUTHORIZED IN THE ACFT USING THE EQUIP THEY USED.

Narrative: WAS CLRED FOR LOC BACK COURSE RWY AT JAN. EXECUTED APCH AND LANDED. FOUND OUT LATER THAT ACFT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR THAT TYPE OF APCH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RATHER THAN SHOOTING A RAW DATA APCH, THE FLC USED NAV CTL AND CONSTRUCTED THE APCH USING COORDINATES. THIS TYPE OF APCH IS NOT APPROVED FOR THIS TYPE ACFT.

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.