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Flight crew error admitted in premature descent during approach to wrong airport. Wrong airport approach. Radar vectoring not issued as approach procedure specifies.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 250842 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sli airport : sna |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2300 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sna |
| 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 : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 250842 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landing at sna we just passed kayoh fix on kayoh 3 arrival. We were cleared to 4000 ft. We both visually idented an airport with an-south runway and called field in sight. Coast approach cleared us for a visual. I increased rate of descent with a target altitude of 2200 ft in mind (OM altitude). I ignored cockpit navigation backup until about 3000 ft AGL, when we noticed LNAV not lining up with selected runway at sna. I started a go around, leveling off at 2300 ft about 7 to 8 mi off el toro MCAS. Coast approach also noticed our mistake and cleared us to 3000 ft heading 270 degrees. Normal approach and landing after that. In my hurry to lose altitude and line up on a runway -- I ignored instrument backup. Copilot had never been to sna. I had not been there for 5 yrs and then as copilot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC ERROR ADMITTED IN PREMATURE DSCNT DURING APCH TO WRONG ARPT. WRONG ARPT APCH. RADAR VECTORING NOT ISSUED AS APCH PROC SPECIFIES.
Narrative: LNDG AT SNA WE JUST PASSED KAYOH FIX ON KAYOH 3 ARR. WE WERE CLRED TO 4000 FT. WE BOTH VISUALLY IDENTED AN ARPT WITH AN-S RWY AND CALLED FIELD IN SIGHT. COAST APCH CLRED US FOR A VISUAL. I INCREASED RATE OF DSCNT WITH A TARGET ALT OF 2200 FT IN MIND (OM ALT). I IGNORED COCKPIT NAV BACKUP UNTIL ABOUT 3000 FT AGL, WHEN WE NOTICED LNAV NOT LINING UP WITH SELECTED RWY AT SNA. I STARTED A GAR, LEVELING OFF AT 2300 FT ABOUT 7 TO 8 MI OFF EL TORO MCAS. COAST APCH ALSO NOTICED OUR MISTAKE AND CLRED US TO 3000 FT HDG 270 DEGS. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG AFTER THAT. IN MY HURRY TO LOSE ALT AND LINE UP ON A RWY -- I IGNORED INST BACKUP. COPLT HAD NEVER BEEN TO SNA. I HAD NOT BEEN THERE FOR 5 YRS AND THEN AS COPLT.
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.