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Md super 80 flight crew lined up with the wrong airport due to unfamiliarity with the airport and surrounding area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 533394 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 12 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 533394 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hdg indicators other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued alert flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Having never been into sjc prior I thought I had the runway 12 insight. Upon being cleared for the approach and starting to turn in and descend we noticed our instruments did not indicate alive and the headings did not coincide with a runway 12. At about that time ATC advised that we looked to be right of course and thought we may be looking at moffett airforce base. It was raining but VFR. We at that time looked left and saw sjc more clearly and proceeded to landing without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD SUPER 80 FLT CREW LINED UP WITH THE WRONG ARPT DUE TO UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE ARPT AND SURROUNDING AREA.
Narrative: HAVING NEVER BEEN INTO SJC PRIOR I THOUGHT I HAD THE RWY 12 INSIGHT. UPON BEING CLRED FOR THE APCH AND STARTING TO TURN IN AND DSND WE NOTICED OUR INSTRUMENTS DID NOT INDICATE ALIVE AND THE HEADINGS DID NOT COINCIDE WITH A RWY 12. AT ABOUT THAT TIME ATC ADVISED THAT WE LOOKED TO BE RIGHT OF COURSE AND THOUGHT WE MAY BE LOOKING AT MOFFETT AIRFORCE BASE. IT WAS RAINING BUT VFR. WE AT THAT TIME LOOKED LEFT AND SAW SJC MORE CLRLY AND PROCEEDED TO LNDG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.