DC9 flight crew receives conflicting landing clearance at clt.

Attributes
ACN	434750
Time
Date	199904
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	434750
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	435015
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

When handed over from ZTL to clt approach (on magic 9 STAR) we were advised that our runway assignment was runway 36L. We were cleared for a visual approach to runway 36R. We advised controller that we were told (approximately 35 mi out) to expect runway 36L. Controller then cleared us again for visual to runway 36R. We landed uneventfully on runway 36R. The traffic ahead of us appeared to be switched to runway 36L. There seemed to be a miscom between the initial and final controllers with regard to our runway assignment. We were then routinely reassigned the right runway, but not without the traffic in front of us crossing approximately 1 mi ahead. (I believe that flight may have thought they had the right runway as their assignment.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC RECEIVES CONFLICTING LNDG CLRNC AT CLT.

Narrative: WHEN HANDED OVER FROM ZTL TO CLT APCH (ON MAGIC 9 STAR) WE WERE ADVISED THAT OUR RWY ASSIGNMENT WAS RWY 36L. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 36R. WE ADVISED CTLR THAT WE WERE TOLD (APPROX 35 MI OUT) TO EXPECT RWY 36L. CTLR THEN CLRED US AGAIN FOR VISUAL TO RWY 36R. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON RWY 36R. THE TFC AHEAD OF US APPEARED TO BE SWITCHED TO RWY 36L. THERE SEEMED TO BE A MISCOM BTWN THE INITIAL AND FINAL CTLRS WITH REGARD TO OUR RWY ASSIGNMENT. WE WERE THEN ROUTINELY REASSIGNED THE RIGHT RWY, BUT NOT WITHOUT THE TFC IN FRONT OF US XING APPROX 1 MI AHEAD. (I BELIEVE THAT FLT MAY HAVE THOUGHT THEY HAD THE R RWY AS THEIR ASSIGNMENT.)

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.