Narrative:

VMC prevailed. We were on a vector to downwind (left) for runway 36L tpa. ATC asked if we had a beech jet who was abeam our left wing in sight. We did. We were then given an approach clearance for a visual for runway 36L to follow traffic. First officer was flying. Captain said to 'make a left turn towards the runway now but keep it tight.' first officer complied. Captain said to first officer 'you may overshoot but keep it coming around.' first officer did go through final course for runway 36L when we got a TA. We were wondering where (visually) the traffic was. We then saw a king air approximately 3 mi ahead and 300 ft below who was obviously lined up for runway 36R. We took evasive maneuvering, a right climbing turn, and advised ATC. They resequenced us and we landed uneventfully. Contributing factors: 1) ATC pointed out traffic for us to follow, but not traffic landing on parallel runway. 2) first officer's high speed during approach, 200 KIAS and clean with a tailwind at altitude during the turn. 3) captain's acceptance of visual approach when he was the only one who had a clear view of the runway when we accepted the clearance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B727 OVERSHOT FINAL WHEN TURNING INBOUND FOR A VISUAL APCH CAUSING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH A BEECH KING AIR ON A PARALLEL RWY FINAL.

Narrative: VMC PREVAILED. WE WERE ON A VECTOR TO DOWNWIND (L) FOR RWY 36L TPA. ATC ASKED IF WE HAD A BEECH JET WHO WAS ABEAM OUR L WING IN SIGHT. WE DID. WE WERE THEN GIVEN AN APCH CLRNC FOR A VISUAL FOR RWY 36L TO FOLLOW TFC. FO WAS FLYING. CAPT SAID TO 'MAKE A L TURN TOWARDS THE RWY NOW BUT KEEP IT TIGHT.' FO COMPLIED. CAPT SAID TO FO 'YOU MAY OVERSHOOT BUT KEEP IT COMING AROUND.' FO DID GO THROUGH FINAL COURSE FOR RWY 36L WHEN WE GOT A TA. WE WERE WONDERING WHERE (VISUALLY) THE TFC WAS. WE THEN SAW A KING AIR APPROX 3 MI AHEAD AND 300 FT BELOW WHO WAS OBVIOUSLY LINED UP FOR RWY 36R. WE TOOK EVASIVE MANEUVERING, A R CLBING TURN, AND ADVISED ATC. THEY RESEQUENCED US AND WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) ATC POINTED OUT TFC FOR US TO FOLLOW, BUT NOT TFC LNDG ON PARALLEL RWY. 2) FO'S HIGH SPD DURING APCH, 200 KIAS AND CLEAN WITH A TAILWIND AT ALT DURING THE TURN. 3) CAPT'S ACCEPTANCE OF VISUAL APCH WHEN HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD A CLR VIEW OF THE RWY WHEN WE ACCEPTED THE CLRNC.

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.