Narrative:

On descent into mem we were talking about contract negotiations and got complacent. We were cleared for runway 18R ILS approach and I left my RNAV on VOR and so did second officer. I set up 176 degrees (inbound for ILS) and navigation capture on autoplt and flight director. Autoplt and flight director captured just outside OM. Tower advised we were lined up for runway 18L, checked radios and discovered error. Turned right. Set up radios for runway 18R ILS and about this time broke into clear. Approach and landing were uneventful from this point. No airspace or altitude violations. VOR 176 degree right lines you up perfectly for runway 18L ILS, also VOR. A) not observing sterile cockpit below 10000'. B) not checking radios. C) early am and not up to PAR. D) complacency, because we were so familiar with airport. East) all the above were a part of the main problem in our company and in some respects of the airline industry. Turmoil: 1) merger, 3 for me. 2) contract, money, but mainly working conditions. 3) poor relationships between management and employees. 4) crowded airspace (hub mania). 5) seniority list. 6) and in addition, for me personally, 1) recent loss of my mother and 2) final stages of bitter contested divorce, etc. We need help.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLEARED FOR RWY 18R ILS BUT FAILED TO SWITCH TO ILS MODE ON NAVIGATIONAL RECEIVER.

Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO MEM WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND GOT COMPLACENT. WE WERE CLRED FOR RWY 18R ILS APCH AND I LEFT MY RNAV ON VOR AND SO DID S/O. I SET UP 176 DEGS (INBND FOR ILS) AND NAV CAPTURE ON AUTOPLT AND FLT DIRECTOR. AUTOPLT AND FLT DIRECTOR CAPTURED JUST OUTSIDE OM. TWR ADVISED WE WERE LINED UP FOR RWY 18L, CHKED RADIOS AND DISCOVERED ERROR. TURNED RIGHT. SET UP RADIOS FOR RWY 18R ILS AND ABOUT THIS TIME BROKE INTO CLR. APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL FROM THIS POINT. NO AIRSPACE OR ALT VIOLATIONS. VOR 176 DEG R LINES YOU UP PERFECTLY FOR RWY 18L ILS, ALSO VOR. A) NOT OBSERVING STERILE COCKPIT BELOW 10000'. B) NOT CHKING RADIOS. C) EARLY AM AND NOT UP TO PAR. D) COMPLACENCY, BECAUSE WE WERE SO FAMILIAR WITH ARPT. E) ALL THE ABOVE WERE A PART OF THE MAIN PROB IN OUR COMPANY AND IN SOME RESPECTS OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY. TURMOIL: 1) MERGER, 3 FOR ME. 2) CONTRACT, MONEY, BUT MAINLY WORKING CONDITIONS. 3) POOR RELATIONSHIPS BTWN MGMNT AND EMPLOYEES. 4) CROWDED AIRSPACE (HUB MANIA). 5) SENIORITY LIST. 6) AND IN ADDITION, FOR ME PERSONALLY, 1) RECENT LOSS OF MY MOTHER AND 2) FINAL STAGES OF BITTER CONTESTED DIVORCE, ETC. WE NEED HELP.

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.