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SF340B aircraft on approach. Flight crew cleared for ILS runway 4R and PNF, first officer, erroneously set the ILS frequencys for runway 4R. Localizer intercepted and controller queried their position. Flight crew recognized error, retuned the ILS frequencys and transitioned to the correct runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357190 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : jfk |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| 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 : 80 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 357190 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared for the ILS runway 4R at jfk. First officer, PNF, tuned the localizer for runway 4L in error. I intercepted the runway 4L localizer. The approach controller queried us if we were on the localizer and if we had the runway in sight for the visual approach. We were still IMC and I immediately asked the first officer to confirm the correct frequency. He did, changed both navigation receivers, we broke out visual within 10-20 seconds and called the runway in sight and were reclred the visual approach to runway 4R. I was fatigued and broke my own rule of always identing the NAVAID with the morse code identify. My mindset was expecting a visual approach and I was exceedingly complacent on this last approach to jfk of the day. I am again convinced that one must always prepare for an actual IFR (IMC) approach and always identify a NAVAID.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SF340B ACFT ON APCH. FLC CLRED FOR ILS RWY 4R AND PNF, FO, ERRONEOUSLY SET THE ILS FREQS FOR RWY 4R. LOC INTERCEPTED AND CTLR QUERIED THEIR POS. FLC RECOGNIZED ERROR, RETUNED THE ILS FREQS AND TRANSITIONED TO THE CORRECT RWY.
Narrative: CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 4R AT JFK. FO, PNF, TUNED THE LOC FOR RWY 4L IN ERROR. I INTERCEPTED THE RWY 4L LOC. THE APCH CTLR QUERIED US IF WE WERE ON THE LOC AND IF WE HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT FOR THE VISUAL APCH. WE WERE STILL IMC AND I IMMEDIATELY ASKED THE FO TO CONFIRM THE CORRECT FREQ. HE DID, CHANGED BOTH NAV RECEIVERS, WE BROKE OUT VISUAL WITHIN 10-20 SECONDS AND CALLED THE RWY IN SIGHT AND WERE RECLRED THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 4R. I WAS FATIGUED AND BROKE MY OWN RULE OF ALWAYS IDENTING THE NAVAID WITH THE MORSE CODE IDENT. MY MINDSET WAS EXPECTING A VISUAL APCH AND I WAS EXCEEDINGLY COMPLACENT ON THIS LAST APCH TO JFK OF THE DAY. I AM AGAIN CONVINCED THAT ONE MUST ALWAYS PREPARE FOR AN ACTUAL IFR (IMC) APCH AND ALWAYS IDENT A NAVAID.
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.