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A DC9 flight crew attempts to make a normal ILS approach to runway 27, when they are later advised that the ILS was set for runway 9 at fnt, mi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 480530 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fnt.airport |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fnt.tracon tower : fnt.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 09 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision approach : visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2340 |
| ASRS Report | 480530 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airport Navigational Facility Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
On approach into fnt, fnt approach control cleared us for ILS approach runway 27. The intercept heading didn't appear right, so we corrected in what we thought was the correct direction. We were told to contact fnt tower. On initial tower contact, the controller said the ILS was set for runway 9 and would we be able to get down for landing runway 27. We were just at the cloud bases and had intermittent view of the field. It became obvious we wouldn't be able to make a normal descent so we elected to go around at pattern altitude and do a visual approach to runway 27. In a phone conversation with tower later, we learned the localizer had been switched by mistake. Lesson learned: check the ILS identify before conducting an ILS approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 FLC ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A NORMAL ILS APCH TO RWY 27, WHEN THEY ARE LATER ADVISED THAT THE ILS WAS SET FOR RWY 9 AT FNT, MI.
Narrative: ON APCH INTO FNT, FNT APCH CTL CLRED US FOR ILS APCH RWY 27. THE INTERCEPT HDG DIDN'T APPEAR RIGHT, SO WE CORRECTED IN WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS THE CORRECT DIRECTION. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT FNT TWR. ON INITIAL TWR CONTACT, THE CTLR SAID THE ILS WAS SET FOR RWY 9 AND WOULD WE BE ABLE TO GET DOWN FOR LNDG RWY 27. WE WERE JUST AT THE CLOUD BASES AND HAD INTERMITTENT VIEW OF THE FIELD. IT BECAME OBVIOUS WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MAKE A NORMAL DSCNT SO WE ELECTED TO GAR AT PATTERN ALT AND DO A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 27. IN A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH TWR LATER, WE LEARNED THE LOC HAD BEEN SWITCHED BY MISTAKE. LESSON LEARNED: CHK THE ILS IDENT BEFORE CONDUCTING AN ILS APCH.
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.