<< >> NASA ASRS Report 433280, April 1999

An air carrier B727 flight crew was cleared for an approach to the wrong runway by the approach controller. They were following a B767.

Attributes
ACN	433280
Time
Date	199904
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 9l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 9l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	433280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	433282
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : executed missed approach
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Mia approach 120.5 cleared us for a visual approach behind company B767 on runway 9L. When contacting tower 123.9, we were instructed to turn right heading 180 degrees and climb to 3000 ft. Approach controller later mentioned he may have given us the wrong runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B727 FLC WAS CLRED FOR AN APCH TO THE WRONG RWY BY THE APCH CTLR. THEY WERE FOLLOWING A B767.

Narrative: MIA APCH 120.5 CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH BEHIND COMPANY B767 ON RWY 9L. WHEN CONTACTING TWR 123.9, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TURN R HDG 180 DEGS AND CLB TO 3000 FT. APCH CTLR LATER MENTIONED HE MAY HAVE GIVEN US THE WRONG 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.