Narrative:

Cleared for ILS approach and tuned radios. Clearance changed to ILS runway 27 on downwind vector. Acknowledged change and briefed approach. However, I failed to change ILS frequency. Co- captain did not notice my error on approach check. Received clearance to intercept and execute ILS runway 27 approach. Unfortunately, intercepted ILS for runway 26. Approach noted error and reclred for ILS runway 26 approach. Factors: captain checking out in md-80. Poor WX increased workload. Inadequate division of attention by captain (poor attention to detail). Unwarranted attention to cockpit tasks not required for captain to perform (distraction). Supplemental information from acn 301079: the captain was on the second leg of his initial IOE training. The captain briefed an ILS approach to runway 26 at iah. I was running the approach check when we went through the runway 27 centerline. I did not notice the overshoot. During the approach brief, we discussed using either runway to accommodate our gate arrival. Crew coordination broke down when localizer frequencys were not crosschecked. The captain was totally focused to land on runway 26 and never acknowledged runway 27. I did not xchk localizer frequencys which would have prevented the problem. We discussed the obvious problem of briefing an approach before final assignment and the coordination required when a change occurs from plan. Better crew coordination would have prevented their problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV DURING IAP ILS APCH.

Narrative: CLRED FOR ILS APCH AND TUNED RADIOS. CLRNC CHANGED TO ILS RWY 27 ON DOWNWIND VECTOR. ACKNOWLEDGED CHANGE AND BRIEFED APCH. HOWEVER, I FAILED TO CHANGE ILS FREQ. CO- CAPT DID NOT NOTICE MY ERROR ON APCH CHK. RECEIVED CLRNC TO INTERCEPT AND EXECUTE ILS RWY 27 APCH. UNFORTUNATELY, INTERCEPTED ILS FOR RWY 26. APCH NOTED ERROR AND RECLRED FOR ILS RWY 26 APCH. FACTORS: CAPT CHKING OUT IN MD-80. POOR WX INCREASED WORKLOAD. INADEQUATE DIVISION OF ATTN BY CAPT (POOR ATTN TO DETAIL). UNWARRANTED ATTN TO COCKPIT TASKS NOT REQUIRED FOR CAPT TO PERFORM (DISTR). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 301079: THE CAPT WAS ON THE SECOND LEG OF HIS INITIAL IOE TRAINING. THE CAPT BRIEFED AN ILS APCH TO RWY 26 AT IAH. I WAS RUNNING THE APCH CHK WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE RWY 27 CTRLINE. I DID NOT NOTICE THE OVERSHOOT. DURING THE APCH BRIEF, WE DISCUSSED USING EITHER RWY TO ACCOMMODATE OUR GATE ARR. CREW COORD BROKE DOWN WHEN LOC FREQS WERE NOT XCHKED. THE CAPT WAS TOTALLY FOCUSED TO LAND ON RWY 26 AND NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED RWY 27. I DID NOT XCHK LOC FREQS WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE PROB. WE DISCUSSED THE OBVIOUS PROB OF BRIEFING AN APCH BEFORE FINAL ASSIGNMENT AND THE COORD REQUIRED WHEN A CHANGE OCCURS FROM PLAN. BETTER CREW COORD WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THEIR PROB.

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.