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While transitioning from instruments to a visual approach, a dc-10 flight crew overshot runway 24R approach lane at lax. The PF had fixated, and aligned with the runway 25 complex. Error was discovered and corrected by flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303624 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| 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 total : 18000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 303624 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During a visual approach to runway 24R at lax, we went through the final approach course and were almost as far south of it as the runway 25 complex. The tower asked if we were correcting back for runway 24R, which we were. We landed on runway 24R and nothing more was said to us by ATC. I'm writing this in case we were too close to traffic lined up for runway 25L. I was flying a perfect visual to runway 24R and during the turn, while on right base, while looking from inside to outside, I visually fixed on the 25 runways and shallowed the turn going through the runway 24 localizer. I was almost rolled out on final (runway 25R) when I noticed the localizer was fully deflected right. I just continued the turn back to runway 24R. The rest of the crew also was focused visually on the runway 25 complex as well. We all noticed the mistake at the same time. So much for my perfect approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM INSTS TO A VISUAL APCH, A DC-10 FLC OVERSHOT RWY 24R APCH LANE AT LAX. THE PF HAD FIXATED, AND ALIGNED WITH THE RWY 25 COMPLEX. ERROR WAS DISCOVERED AND CORRECTED BY FLC.
Narrative: DURING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24R AT LAX, WE WENT THROUGH THE FINAL APCH COURSE AND WERE ALMOST AS FAR S OF IT AS THE RWY 25 COMPLEX. THE TWR ASKED IF WE WERE CORRECTING BACK FOR RWY 24R, WHICH WE WERE. WE LANDED ON RWY 24R AND NOTHING MORE WAS SAID TO US BY ATC. I'M WRITING THIS IN CASE WE WERE TOO CLOSE TO TFC LINED UP FOR RWY 25L. I WAS FLYING A PERFECT VISUAL TO RWY 24R AND DURING THE TURN, WHILE ON R BASE, WHILE LOOKING FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE, I VISUALLY FIXED ON THE 25 RWYS AND SHALLOWED THE TURN GOING THROUGH THE RWY 24 LOC. I WAS ALMOST ROLLED OUT ON FINAL (RWY 25R) WHEN I NOTICED THE LOC WAS FULLY DEFLECTED R. I JUST CONTINUED THE TURN BACK TO RWY 24R. THE REST OF THE CREW ALSO WAS FOCUSED VISUALLY ON THE RWY 25 COMPLEX AS WELL. WE ALL NOTICED THE MISTAKE AT THE SAME TIME. SO MUCH FOR MY PERFECT APCH.
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.