First officer of air carrier medium large transport aircraft allowed a strong crosswind to drift aircraft off arrival track and airspeed limitation resulting in landing on another runway.

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Attributes
ACN	235796
Time
Date	199303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca
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 landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	235796
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight number pbi to dca. While approaching dca, copilot was flying and winds were stronger than usual, but not exceptional. Both ground and at altitude. Was cleared for approach mount vernon visual runway 36, at 13 DME, speed 250 KTS. I mentioned that we might be closing in on traffic we were following. Copilot not too worried. At that time he put out gear and with a model type aircraft I thought he would start putting out flaps. While this was somewhat unusual, but certainly within limits, plus we were an hour late. About that time, I was switched to tower and was cleared to land. I acknowledged and looked up and we were approximately 4 DME, 210 KTS, still no flaps and was no longer lined up with the runway 36. The aircraft was being blown to the right. The copilot said I can't land runway 36, request runway 33, which I did and was cleared. The turn was 800 ft and he almost did not line with runway 33. If he had not, I was going to take and go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF ACR MLG ACFT ALLOWED A STRONG XWIND TO DRIFT ACFT OFF ARR TRACK AND AIRSPD LIMITATION RESULTING IN LNDG ON ANOTHER RWY.

Narrative: FLT NUMBER PBI TO DCA. WHILE APCHING DCA, COPLT WAS FLYING AND WINDS WERE STRONGER THAN USUAL, BUT NOT EXCEPTIONAL. BOTH GND AND AT ALT. WAS CLRED FOR APCH MOUNT VERNON VISUAL RWY 36, AT 13 DME, SPD 250 KTS. I MENTIONED THAT WE MIGHT BE CLOSING IN ON TFC WE WERE FOLLOWING. COPLT NOT TOO WORRIED. AT THAT TIME HE PUT OUT GEAR AND WITH A MODEL TYPE ACFT I THOUGHT HE WOULD START PUTTING OUT FLAPS. WHILE THIS WAS SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL, BUT CERTAINLY WITHIN LIMITS, PLUS WE WERE AN HR LATE. ABOUT THAT TIME, I WAS SWITCHED TO TWR AND WAS CLRED TO LAND. I ACKNOWLEDGED AND LOOKED UP AND WE WERE APPROX 4 DME, 210 KTS, STILL NO FLAPS AND WAS NO LONGER LINED UP WITH THE RWY 36. THE ACFT WAS BEING BLOWN TO THE R. THE COPLT SAID I CAN'T LAND RWY 36, REQUEST RWY 33, WHICH I DID AND WAS CLRED. THE TURN WAS 800 FT AND HE ALMOST DID NOT LINE WITH RWY 33. IF HE HAD NOT, I WAS GOING TO TAKE AND GAR.

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.