Air carrier medium large transport wrong runway approach landing.

Attributes
ACN	82568
Time
Date	198802
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	82568
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 145
ASRS Report	82589
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Working lax approach control from over smo. Approach vectored us for 24R -- all our radios and briefing for 24R. We were turned final and all lined up on 24R. At the very last transmission approach gave us 25R and tower on 133.9. Since we were much too close for a frequency mix-up, I changed to 120.95 which is correct for 25R. Tower cleared us for 25R then changed our runway to 25L. We landed 25L. After switching to ground control we were requested to call tower on telephone. They (tower supervisor) wanted to know why we lined up for the 25's. Told him that was the last we heard from approach and were getting all our radios retuned for 25 vs 24. My first officer was flying and we both distinctly heard 25R. Apparently controller said 25R when he meant 24R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG WRONG RWY APCH LNDG.

Narrative: WORKING LAX APCH CTL FROM OVER SMO. APCH VECTORED US FOR 24R -- ALL OUR RADIOS AND BRIEFING FOR 24R. WE WERE TURNED FINAL AND ALL LINED UP ON 24R. AT THE VERY LAST XMISSION APCH GAVE US 25R AND TWR ON 133.9. SINCE WE WERE MUCH TOO CLOSE FOR A FREQ MIX-UP, I CHANGED TO 120.95 WHICH IS CORRECT FOR 25R. TWR CLRED US FOR 25R THEN CHANGED OUR RWY TO 25L. WE LANDED 25L. AFTER SWITCHING TO GND CTL WE WERE REQUESTED TO CALL TWR ON TELEPHONE. THEY (TWR SUPERVISOR) WANTED TO KNOW WHY WE LINED UP FOR THE 25'S. TOLD HIM THAT WAS THE LAST WE HEARD FROM APCH AND WERE GETTING ALL OUR RADIOS RETUNED FOR 25 VS 24. MY FO WAS FLYING AND WE BOTH DISTINCTLY HEARD 25R. APPARENTLY CTLR SAID 25R WHEN HE MEANT 24R.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.