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B737-800 crew, on approach to iah, were cleared, sidestep to runway 26 by tower after approach told them to expect runway 26.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536081 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : i90.tracon tower : iah.tower tower : mke.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iah.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 536081 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Told to expect runway 26 on arrival. Clearance to 2000 ft and turn to the south. Cleared to follow traffic (which was for runway 26) and to contact tower. Captain accidentally hit button to switch #1 communication to #3 and put in 135.15. Called tower and told him it should be 125.35. 135.15 told us cleared to land runway 27 and captain said we should be on 125.35. Tower again said to sidestep and clear to land runway 27. We turned for runway 27 and then I saw traffic to runway 26 turning to final. We never heard or acknowledged a clearance for runway 27.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 CREW, ON APCH TO IAH, WERE CLRED, SIDESTEP TO RWY 26 BY TWR AFTER APCH TOLD THEM TO EXPECT RWY 26.
Narrative: TOLD TO EXPECT RWY 26 ON ARR. CLRNC TO 2000 FT AND TURN TO THE S. CLRED TO FOLLOW TFC (WHICH WAS FOR RWY 26) AND TO CONTACT TWR. CAPT ACCIDENTALLY HIT BUTTON TO SWITCH #1 COM TO #3 AND PUT IN 135.15. CALLED TWR AND TOLD HIM IT SHOULD BE 125.35. 135.15 TOLD US CLRED TO LAND RWY 27 AND CAPT SAID WE SHOULD BE ON 125.35. TWR AGAIN SAID TO SIDESTEP AND CLR TO LAND RWY 27. WE TURNED FOR RWY 27 AND THEN I SAW TFC TO RWY 26 TURNING TO FINAL. WE NEVER HEARD OR ACKNOWLEDGED A CLRNC FOR RWY 27.
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.