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An air carrier crew mistook the displaced parallel runway for the landing runway and landed without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : suu |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10150 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 417960 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Came on duty at XA00. By now rather fatigued, we were landing at travis AFB. The captain (PF) was familiar with this airport. I asked him if he was sure which runway we were cleared to land on. He said yes, runway 21L. The runways are staggered by their entire length. Since there was no traffic and parking would suggest runway 21L, I unfortunately didn't confirm it. Between runway confign, fatigue and being unfamiliar with the airport, I should have confirmed the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CREW MISTOOK THE DISPLACED PARALLEL RWY FOR THE LNDG RWY AND LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: CAME ON DUTY AT XA00. BY NOW RATHER FATIGUED, WE WERE LNDG AT TRAVIS AFB. THE CAPT (PF) WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS ARPT. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS SURE WHICH RWY WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON. HE SAID YES, RWY 21L. THE RWYS ARE STAGGERED BY THEIR ENTIRE LENGTH. SINCE THERE WAS NO TFC AND PARKING WOULD SUGGEST RWY 21L, I UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T CONFIRM IT. BTWN RWY CONFIGN, FATIGUE AND BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT, I SHOULD HAVE CONFIRMED THE RWY.
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.