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Air carrier cargo diverting to dfw and flight crew not familiar with airport. Cleared runway 36L and briefed for runway 36L. Later requested to land on the runway 35 complex and cleared to land runway 35R maintain 3000 ft until on final. In error turned final on runway 35C and conflicted with MD80 for runway 35L. Corrected to runway 35R and landed ok. Had started a descent on runway 35C and got to 2700 ft causing the conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| 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 : 105 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 357800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 358104 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2500 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While approaching dfw from the northwest, we broke out of an overcast and flew a left downwind to dfw. We were assigned runway 36L and briefed for a visual approach backed up by the ILS. As we neared the airport we decided to ask for a runway on the east side to reduce taxi time to the northeast cargo area. Approach then assigned us runway 35R. We were vectored over the finals for runway 36L/right and runway 35L at 3000 ft MSL. We were handed off to tower and advised to maintain 3000 ft MSL until turning final for runway 35R. An MD80 was on final for runway 35L and advised us 'in sight' to tower. I was looking for an ILS frequency for runway 35R as the PF turned toward the airport. Runway 35R has no instrument approach. The first officer started to descend as we were high and in close to the airport. We then realized we were actually lined up on runway 35C. The runways were recently renumbered as the new runway 35R was opened -- as we turned back to the east and runway 35R. Tower scolded us for lining up on runway 35C and descending to 2700 ft MSL. The last min request for an east runway negated our approach briefing. We should have stayed with our original runway or flown a wider pattern to the newly assigned runway. At the very least we should have studied the airport diagram sooner, we had been dispatched to dfw instead of our normal destination because of WX. Fatigue was a small factor here, but basically we allowed ourselves to be rushed into a visual approach to a busy unfamiliar airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CARGO DIVERTING TO DFW AND FLC NOT FAMILIAR WITH ARPT. CLRED RWY 36L AND BRIEFED FOR RWY 36L. LATER REQUESTED TO LAND ON THE RWY 35 COMPLEX AND CLRED TO LAND RWY 35R MAINTAIN 3000 FT UNTIL ON FINAL. IN ERROR TURNED FINAL ON RWY 35C AND CONFLICTED WITH MD80 FOR RWY 35L. CORRECTED TO RWY 35R AND LANDED OK. HAD STARTED A DSCNT ON RWY 35C AND GOT TO 2700 FT CAUSING THE CONFLICT.
Narrative: WHILE APCHING DFW FROM THE NW, WE BROKE OUT OF AN OVCST AND FLEW A L DOWNWIND TO DFW. WE WERE ASSIGNED RWY 36L AND BRIEFED FOR A VISUAL APCH BACKED UP BY THE ILS. AS WE NEARED THE ARPT WE DECIDED TO ASK FOR A RWY ON THE E SIDE TO REDUCE TAXI TIME TO THE NE CARGO AREA. APCH THEN ASSIGNED US RWY 35R. WE WERE VECTORED OVER THE FINALS FOR RWY 36L/R AND RWY 35L AT 3000 FT MSL. WE WERE HANDED OFF TO TWR AND ADVISED TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT MSL UNTIL TURNING FINAL FOR RWY 35R. AN MD80 WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 35L AND ADVISED US 'IN SIGHT' TO TWR. I WAS LOOKING FOR AN ILS FREQ FOR RWY 35R AS THE PF TURNED TOWARD THE ARPT. RWY 35R HAS NO INST APCH. THE FO STARTED TO DSND AS WE WERE HIGH AND IN CLOSE TO THE ARPT. WE THEN REALIZED WE WERE ACTUALLY LINED UP ON RWY 35C. THE RWYS WERE RECENTLY RENUMBERED AS THE NEW RWY 35R WAS OPENED -- AS WE TURNED BACK TO THE E AND RWY 35R. TWR SCOLDED US FOR LINING UP ON RWY 35C AND DSNDING TO 2700 FT MSL. THE LAST MIN REQUEST FOR AN E RWY NEGATED OUR APCH BRIEFING. WE SHOULD HAVE STAYED WITH OUR ORIGINAL RWY OR FLOWN A WIDER PATTERN TO THE NEWLY ASSIGNED RWY. AT THE VERY LEAST WE SHOULD HAVE STUDIED THE ARPT DIAGRAM SOONER, WE HAD BEEN DISPATCHED TO DFW INSTEAD OF OUR NORMAL DEST BECAUSE OF WX. FATIGUE WAS A SMALL FACTOR HERE, BUT BASICALLY WE ALLOWED OURSELVES TO BE RUSHED INTO A VISUAL APCH TO A BUSY UNFAMILIAR ARPT.
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.