Reporter overshot runway on turn to final and drifted into adjacent runway traffic.

Attributes
ACN	293210
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	293210
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	293209
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon being cleared for a visual approach to runway 36L at dfw in VMC conditions, the first officer was flying as we quickly descended for a short final. As we completed the turn to final from a 150 degree heading, I missed the centerline of runway 36L and started to line up on runway 35L. At this point, both TCASII and approach warned us of a target confirmed by both sources and visually to be 600 ft low and to our right. Approach control immediately issued a command to return to the runway 36L visual and we were to level at 3500 ft. We were resequenced for a left traffic and a normal landing on runway 36L. No other conflicts were observed and ATC indicated the same. Supplemental information from acn 293209: the first officer was the PF as we quickly descended in left traffic from the radar vector. As we completed the turn to final approach after I had confirmed the airport view and his chance of completing the approach. His cockpit view was obscured enough for him to miss the centerline of runway 36L and mistake the east side runways for his target.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR OVERSHOT RWY ON TURN TO FINAL AND DRIFTED INTO ADJACENT RWY TFC.

Narrative: UPON BEING CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 36L AT DFW IN VMC CONDITIONS, THE FO WAS FLYING AS WE QUICKLY DSNDED FOR A SHORT FINAL. AS WE COMPLETED THE TURN TO FINAL FROM A 150 DEG HDG, I MISSED THE CTRLINE OF RWY 36L AND STARTED TO LINE UP ON RWY 35L. AT THIS POINT, BOTH TCASII AND APCH WARNED US OF A TARGET CONFIRMED BY BOTH SOURCES AND VISUALLY TO BE 600 FT LOW AND TO OUR R. APCH CTL IMMEDIATELY ISSUED A COMMAND TO RETURN TO THE RWY 36L VISUAL AND WE WERE TO LEVEL AT 3500 FT. WE WERE RESEQUENCED FOR A L TFC AND A NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 36L. NO OTHER CONFLICTS WERE OBSERVED AND ATC INDICATED THE SAME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 293209: THE FO WAS THE PF AS WE QUICKLY DSNDED IN L TFC FROM THE RADAR VECTOR. AS WE COMPLETED THE TURN TO FINAL APCH AFTER I HAD CONFIRMED THE ARPT VIEW AND HIS CHANCE OF COMPLETING THE APCH. HIS COCKPIT VIEW WAS OBSCURED ENOUGH FOR HIM TO MISS THE CTRLINE OF RWY 36L AND MISTAKE THE E SIDE RWYS FOR HIS TARGET.

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.