CL65 flight crew attempts approach to mqy airport while cleared for visual approach to bna.

Attributes
ACN	546980
Time
Date	200205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 31 other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 11200 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	546980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was acting as first officer, conducting IOE on a new captain. It was my leg to fly from mco to bna. It was late at night, last leg of the day, and we were both very tired. We were cleared for a visual approach to bna runway 31. I had what I thought was the runway in sight and I was high, so all my concentration was outside the cockpit in order to make the runway. As we got close, the captain remarked that the runway did not match what the FMS depiction and ILS was indicating. I glanced inside and had just decided to initiate a go around when nashville approach told us to go around because we were headed for smyrna airport. We climbed back to 2500 ft MSL, lined up on the bna runway 31 ILS and landed at bna. The bna runway 31 approach plate carries a warning about smyrna airport, but I didn't notice it. In the future, I will make a careful study of every approach plate, even when it is 'just a visual approach!'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 FLC ATTEMPTS APCH TO MQY ARPT WHILE CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO BNA.

Narrative: I WAS ACTING AS FO, CONDUCTING IOE ON A NEW CAPT. IT WAS MY LEG TO FLY FROM MCO TO BNA. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT, LAST LEG OF THE DAY, AND WE WERE BOTH VERY TIRED. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO BNA RWY 31. I HAD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE RWY IN SIGHT AND I WAS HIGH, SO ALL MY CONCENTRATION WAS OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE RWY. AS WE GOT CLOSE, THE CAPT REMARKED THAT THE RWY DID NOT MATCH WHAT THE FMS DEPICTION AND ILS WAS INDICATING. I GLANCED INSIDE AND HAD JUST DECIDED TO INITIATE A GAR WHEN NASHVILLE APCH TOLD US TO GO AROUND BECAUSE WE WERE HEADED FOR SMYRNA ARPT. WE CLBED BACK TO 2500 FT MSL, LINED UP ON THE BNA RWY 31 ILS AND LANDED AT BNA. THE BNA RWY 31 APCH PLATE CARRIES A WARNING ABOUT SMYRNA ARPT, BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE IT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL MAKE A CAREFUL STUDY OF EVERY APCH PLATE, EVEN WHEN IT IS 'JUST A VISUAL 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.