EA30 first officer was disoriented on a visual approach to pit.

Attributes
ACN	465110
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : n3 other
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	465110
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were coming into the pittsburgh area, I was flying and setting myself up for the ILS. ATC asked us if we had the airport in sight. The captain called for the visual. I thought I had runway, but I was looking at something else. The captain took the aircraft and turned it in to the runway, and gave the aircraft back to me and I landed. Next time I will follow the localizer until I am sure of where the runway is. I may add, I was unfamiliar with the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EA30 FO WAS DISORIENTED ON A VISUAL APCH TO PIT.

Narrative: WE WERE COMING INTO THE PITTSBURGH AREA, I WAS FLYING AND SETTING MYSELF UP FOR THE ILS. ATC ASKED US IF WE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. THE CAPT CALLED FOR THE VISUAL. I THOUGHT I HAD RWY, BUT I WAS LOOKING AT SOMETHING ELSE. THE CAPT TOOK THE ACFT AND TURNED IT IN TO THE RWY, AND GAVE THE ACFT BACK TO ME AND I LANDED. NEXT TIME I WILL FOLLOW THE LOC UNTIL I AM SURE OF WHERE THE RWY IS. I MAY ADD, I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE 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.