Mia approach control prevented an air carrier large transport from landing at opf.

Attributes
ACN	237945
Time
Date	199304
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia tracon : iah
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	237945
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	238108
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were at 3000 ft MSL being vectored for a visual approach to mia runway 27R. Our position was 5-10 NM nne of mia airport, headed 180 degrees. It was a clear night with an abundance of ground lights filling the windshield. I was dividing my scan between the panel and outside, trying to pick up mia runway 27R visually. At some point as I had started reducing speed further, in anticipation of a right hand turn to final, we both spotted a brightly lit runway with the proper orientation to us. My immediate reaction was that I was high, fast, and tight. There was only time to 'slam dunk' in a hard right turn, so my full attention went to flap speeds, turning, descending, and not overshooting. I never thought or had time to check the instruments at that point. On final, mia called and told us to climb straight ahead to 3000 ft, then turn north. I was shocked, to say the least! They mentioned opa locka airport in their instructions. I blame this incident on several things. It was my first leg after 10 days off (not warmed up!), late night flying and difficulty spotting mia airport in all the lights, first flight with this first officer (not fully formed as a crew yet), and my failure to do a final check on my FMS display/ILS which was set properly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIA APCH CTL PREVENTED AN ACR LGT FROM LNDG AT OPF.

Narrative: WE WERE AT 3000 FT MSL BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO MIA RWY 27R. OUR POS WAS 5-10 NM NNE OF MIA ARPT, HEADED 180 DEGS. IT WAS A CLR NIGHT WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF GND LIGHTS FILLING THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS DIVIDING MY SCAN BTWN THE PANEL AND OUTSIDE, TRYING TO PICK UP MIA RWY 27R VISUALLY. AT SOME POINT AS I HAD STARTED REDUCING SPD FURTHER, IN ANTICIPATION OF A R HAND TURN TO FINAL, WE BOTH SPOTTED A BRIGHTLY LIT RWY WITH THE PROPER ORIENTATION TO US. MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS THAT I WAS HIGH, FAST, AND TIGHT. THERE WAS ONLY TIME TO 'SLAM DUNK' IN A HARD R TURN, SO MY FULL ATTN WENT TO FLAP SPDS, TURNING, DSNDING, AND NOT OVERSHOOTING. I NEVER THOUGHT OR HAD TIME TO CHK THE INSTS AT THAT POINT. ON FINAL, MIA CALLED AND TOLD US TO CLB STRAIGHT AHEAD TO 3000 FT, THEN TURN N. I WAS SHOCKED, TO SAY THE LEAST! THEY MENTIONED OPA LOCKA ARPT IN THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. I BLAME THIS INCIDENT ON SEVERAL THINGS. IT WAS MY FIRST LEG AFTER 10 DAYS OFF (NOT WARMED UP!), LATE NIGHT FLYING AND DIFFICULTY SPOTTING MIA ARPT IN ALL THE LIGHTS, FIRST FLT WITH THIS FO (NOT FULLY FORMED AS A CREW YET), AND MY FAILURE TO DO A FINAL CHK ON MY FMS DISPLAY/ILS WHICH WAS SET PROPERLY.

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.