Flight crew of an medium large transport on wrong frequency short final resulting in a go around.

Attributes
ACN	304030
Time
Date	199505
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	304030
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were first cleared for ILS runway 21L at dtw. Captain, myself was PF with autoplt and autothrottles engaged. Descending through 3800 ft, we were cleared for a visual approach. First officer then turned altitude alerter to go around altitude of 4000 ft. Aircraft started to climb. I disconnected the autoplt and autothrottles. Frequency change may have been given at this time. On short final I asked first officer to confirm landing clearance. We were still on approach frequency. I then executed a go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG ON WRONG FREQ SHORT FINAL RESULTING IN A GAR.

Narrative: WE WERE FIRST CLRED FOR ILS RWY 21L AT DTW. CAPT, MYSELF WAS PF WITH AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLES ENGAGED. DSNDING THROUGH 3800 FT, WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. FO THEN TURNED ALT ALERTER TO GAR ALT OF 4000 FT. ACFT STARTED TO CLB. I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLES. FREQ CHANGE MAY HAVE BEEN GIVEN AT THIS TIME. ON SHORT FINAL I ASKED FO TO CONFIRM LNDG CLRNC. WE WERE STILL ON APCH FREQ. I THEN EXECUTED A GAR.

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.