WRONG RWY APCH; RWY INCURSION ON LNDG BY THE PIC OF A HAWKER 800 AT APA; CO.
Synopsis
WRONG RWY APCH; RWY INCURSION ON LNDG BY THE PIC OF A HAWKER 800 AT APA; CO.
Narrative
IT WAS DUSK AND I WAS WEARING PRESCRIPTION SUNGLASSES. I HAD DISCOVERED ON DSCNT THAT I FORGOT MY REGULAR GLASSES. CORRECTIVE LENSES ARE MANDATORY FOR DISTANCE ON MY MEDICAL. I DISCUSSED IT WITH MY COPLT AND AGREED I WOULD DO THE LNDG IF I COULD SEE WELL ENOUGH; IF NOT; HE WOULD DO THE LNDG. APPROX 9 MI OUT; WE SAW THE RWY; ANNOUNCED TO APCH WE HAD IT IN SIGHT AND WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 35R AT APA. I HAD THE ILS IN AS A BACK UP BUT WAS STRICTLY VISUAL. I NOTICED ON VERY SHORT FINAL; I WAS L OF COURSE ON THE EHSI; CONTINUED AND LANDED. TAXIING OFF OF THE RWY; TWR ASKED IF THERE WAS A REASON WE CHOSE TO LAND ON RWY 35L INSTEAD OF RWY 35R; WHICH WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON. MY COPLT ANSWERED 'NO' AND TWR SAID 'NOT A PROB; JUST WONDERING.' I ONLY SAW THE ONE RWY AND RWY ENVIRONMENT. THE AUTOMATIC LNDG SYS WAS NOT ON FOR RWY 35R. AFTERWARDS; MY COPLT SAID HE REALIZED AT 600 FT AGL WE WERE LINED UP FOR THE PARALLEL RWY AND HE; ALONE; DECIDED TO GO ON WITH THE LNDG. HE THOUGHT IT WAS SAFER THAN THE POSSIBLE GAR I MIGHT HAVE CHOSEN TO MAKE. THIS PARTICULAR COPLT HAS A HISTORY OF NOT ACTING AS PART OF A CREW AND I HAVE REQUESTED MANY TIMES TO NOT FLY WITH HIM BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAD ACTUALLY REFUSED TO FLY WITH HIM EVER AGAIN; DUE TO THIS BEHAVIOR; BUT WITH OUR PLT SHORTAGE; THE COMPANY WAS ONLY ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THAT FOR 3 MONTHS. HAD HE BROUGHT THE DISCREPANCY TO MY ATTN; I WOULD NOT HAVE LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY. SIDESTEP OR GAR WOULD HAVE BEEN MY ACTIONS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.