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B737-300 flight crew overshoots final due to turning into sun and haze and losing sight of the runway. No conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 290 flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 354810 |
| 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 other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were given a visual approach to runway 24R with the field in sight. We were instructed not to overshoot final. As we turned into the sun, we lost sight of the runway because of the haze and sun angle. We ended up overshooting final, but we had no traffic conflict. Tower stated that we were south of final when we checked in and were correcting back.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 FLC OVERSHOOTS FINAL DUE TO TURNING INTO SUN AND HAZE AND LOSING SIGHT OF THE RWY. NO CONFLICT.
Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24R WITH THE FIELD IN SIGHT. WE WERE INSTRUCTED NOT TO OVERSHOOT FINAL. AS WE TURNED INTO THE SUN, WE LOST SIGHT OF THE RWY BECAUSE OF THE HAZE AND SUN ANGLE. WE ENDED UP OVERSHOOTING FINAL, BUT WE HAD NO TFC CONFLICT. TWR STATED THAT WE WERE S OF FINAL WHEN WE CHKED IN AND WERE CORRECTING BACK.
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.