Wrong runway approach caused by improper entry into FMC.

Attributes
ACN	298662
Time
Date	199503
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 189 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 2510
ASRS Report	298662
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Given runway 11L on initial approach controller contact. Subsequently asked for runway 11R and given change. Captain thought he changed runway in FMGS/mdcu, but even though we rebriefed the approach neither one of us realized the change had not been made. Cleared to intercept runway 11R localizer, the aircraft went through it and intercepted the left while still in IMC. As we got sight of the airport, we realized what happened just as tower controller told us we were lined up on wrong runway. Contributing factors: concerned over ice/snow on runway with reduced braking of fair to poor. Did not properly double check runway selected. Subsequent landing on proper runway 11R gave us fair braking at touchdown, poor at 4000 ft, nil to 6000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG RWY APCH CAUSED BY IMPROPER ENTRY INTO FMC.

Narrative: GIVEN RWY 11L ON INITIAL APCH CTLR CONTACT. SUBSEQUENTLY ASKED FOR RWY 11R AND GIVEN CHANGE. CAPT THOUGHT HE CHANGED RWY IN FMGS/MDCU, BUT EVEN THOUGH WE REBRIEFED THE APCH NEITHER ONE OF US REALIZED THE CHANGE HAD NOT BEEN MADE. CLRED TO INTERCEPT RWY 11R LOC, THE ACFT WENT THROUGH IT AND INTERCEPTED THE L WHILE STILL IN IMC. AS WE GOT SIGHT OF THE ARPT, WE REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED JUST AS TWR CTLR TOLD US WE WERE LINED UP ON WRONG RWY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: CONCERNED OVER ICE/SNOW ON RWY WITH REDUCED BRAKING OF FAIR TO POOR. DID NOT PROPERLY DOUBLE CHK RWY SELECTED. SUBSEQUENT LNDG ON PROPER RWY 11R GAVE US FAIR BRAKING AT TOUCHDOWN, POOR AT 4000 FT, NIL TO 6000 FT.

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.