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Commuter flight crew lines up with the old airport at den on visual approach to runway 17R. Controller catches the error and vectors back on course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339533 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den tower : hou |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 339533 |
| 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 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On a part 121 flight from rap to den, about 30 mi northeast of den, cleared visual approach to runway 17R. Had field in sight, clear VFR day. Intercepted GS, on a heading to intercept localizer, ran checklist, looked back up at runway. Still 'looked' to be northeast of runway, but localizer showed through the course, then tower called and asked if we were visual for runway 17R. At that time I realized I had visual on stapelton. We told tower we had flown through final and were given a vector back through runway 16 final for runway 17R. We had no traffic conflicts, and tower did not say anything to us. Two things may have prevented this: running the checklist sooner, and relying on the instruments, even when what you see visually tells you something different.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER FLC LINES UP WITH THE OLD ARPT AT DEN ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 17R. CTLR CATCHES THE ERROR AND VECTORS BACK ON COURSE.
Narrative: ON A PART 121 FLT FROM RAP TO DEN, ABOUT 30 MI NE OF DEN, CLRED VISUAL APCH TO RWY 17R. HAD FIELD IN SIGHT, CLR VFR DAY. INTERCEPTED GS, ON A HDG TO INTERCEPT LOC, RAN CHKLIST, LOOKED BACK UP AT RWY. STILL 'LOOKED' TO BE NE OF RWY, BUT LOC SHOWED THROUGH THE COURSE, THEN TWR CALLED AND ASKED IF WE WERE VISUAL FOR RWY 17R. AT THAT TIME I REALIZED I HAD VISUAL ON STAPELTON. WE TOLD TWR WE HAD FLOWN THROUGH FINAL AND WERE GIVEN A VECTOR BACK THROUGH RWY 16 FINAL FOR RWY 17R. WE HAD NO TFC CONFLICTS, AND TWR DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO US. TWO THINGS MAY HAVE PREVENTED THIS: RUNNING THE CHKLIST SOONER, AND RELYING ON THE INSTS, EVEN WHEN WHAT YOU SEE VISUALLY TELLS YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
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.