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First officer of a B727 thought that he had the airport in sight on the right side of the airport during a visual approach and had ATC advised accordingly and started a descending right turn. ATC intervened and the captain requested vectors to final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sgf |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sgf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 220 |
| ASRS Report | 354730 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were being vectored for base leg for visual approach runway 20 at sgf. First officer stated he had what he thought was the airport on the right side of aircraft. Captain (PNF) advised ATC. We were cleared visual approach, cleared to land. First officer started right turn and shallow descent. At approximately 2700 ft MSL, ATC asked why we were turning and to state intentions. With this information I realized we had the wrong lights thought to be the airport and immediately asked for vectors to final. We were then vectored to final for VOR 20 approach and landed without incident. Considerations: continue with vectors until entire crew see the runway of intended landing, instead of just the airport. Sometimes, at night, it is difficult to identify the airport environment, so it's important to use the ATC service to its fullest extent to ensure maximum situational awareness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF A B727 THOUGHT THAT HE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT ON THE R SIDE OF THE ARPT DURING A VISUAL APCH AND HAD ATC ADVISED ACCORDINGLY AND STARTED A DSNDING R TURN. ATC INTERVENED AND THE CAPT REQUESTED VECTORS TO FINAL.
Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR BASE LEG FOR VISUAL APCH RWY 20 AT SGF. FO STATED HE HAD WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE ARPT ON THE R SIDE OF ACFT. CAPT (PNF) ADVISED ATC. WE WERE CLRED VISUAL APCH, CLRED TO LAND. FO STARTED R TURN AND SHALLOW DSCNT. AT APPROX 2700 FT MSL, ATC ASKED WHY WE WERE TURNING AND TO STATE INTENTIONS. WITH THIS INFO I REALIZED WE HAD THE WRONG LIGHTS THOUGHT TO BE THE ARPT AND IMMEDIATELY ASKED FOR VECTORS TO FINAL. WE WERE THEN VECTORED TO FINAL FOR VOR 20 APCH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONSIDERATIONS: CONTINUE WITH VECTORS UNTIL ENTIRE CREW SEE THE RWY OF INTENDED LNDG, INSTEAD OF JUST THE ARPT. SOMETIMES, AT NIGHT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO IDENT THE ARPT ENVIRONMENT, SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO USE THE ATC SVC TO ITS FULLEST EXTENT TO ENSURE MAX SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.
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.