<< >> NASA ASRS Report 332212, March 1996

FK10 flight crew makes visual approach to wrong airport. Approach controller catches error and intervenes.

Attributes
ACN	332212
Time
Date	199603
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cxy
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mdt tower : cxy
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	332212
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared by harrisburg approach to 3000 ft and to depart the har VOR on a 130 degree heading. Expect visual for runway 13 at mdt. Told to keep speed up. All navaids were tuned and idented for mdt. Captain observed bright runway lights with proper orientation. Quick glance at the map display and needle point on the ADF suggested that it was the right airport. Told first officer who agreed that was the airport. Descended to approximately 400 ft on the approach when mdt tower controller advised us that we were on final for capital city airport. Initiated go around. Flew over runway 13 at mdt and then entered a left. Vectors from har VOR tended to put us more south of the susquehana river. Capital city runway lights loomed bright/clear with proper orientation. Mdt runway lights were not as obvious due to its directional nature. Fatigue played a factor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK10 FLC MAKES VISUAL APCH TO WRONG ARPT. APCH CTLR CATCHES ERROR AND INTERVENES.

Narrative: CLRED BY HARRISBURG APCH TO 3000 FT AND TO DEPART THE HAR VOR ON A 130 DEG HDG. EXPECT VISUAL FOR RWY 13 AT MDT. TOLD TO KEEP SPD UP. ALL NAVAIDS WERE TUNED AND IDENTED FOR MDT. CAPT OBSERVED BRIGHT RWY LIGHTS WITH PROPER ORIENTATION. QUICK GLANCE AT THE MAP DISPLAY AND NEEDLE POINT ON THE ADF SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT ARPT. TOLD FO WHO AGREED THAT WAS THE ARPT. DSNDED TO APPROX 400 FT ON THE APCH WHEN MDT TWR CTLR ADVISED US THAT WE WERE ON FINAL FOR CAPITAL CITY ARPT. INITIATED GAR. FLEW OVER RWY 13 AT MDT AND THEN ENTERED A L. VECTORS FROM HAR VOR TENDED TO PUT US MORE S OF THE SUSQUEHANA RIVER. CAPITAL CITY RWY LIGHTS LOOMED BRIGHT/CLR WITH PROPER ORIENTATION. MDT RWY LIGHTS WERE NOT AS OBVIOUS DUE TO ITS DIRECTIONAL NATURE. FATIGUE PLAYED A FACTOR.

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.