CE-650 LNDG TEB LINES UP FOR WRONG RWY.

Date: 2003-02 · Aircraft: Citation III; VI; VII (C650) · Phase: approach

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Synopsis

CE-650 LNDG TEB LINES UP FOR WRONG RWY.

Narrative

WHILE ON APCH TO TEB WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VOR-A APCH BY NEW YORK APCH. THE INBOUND COURSE FOR THE APCH IS 135 DEGS. AFTER CONTACTING TEB TWR; WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO OVERFLY OVERHEAD AT 1500 FT; THEN CIRCLE TO LAND TO RWY 19. UPON REACHING TEB OVERHEAD; TWR INSTRUCTED US THAT WE WERE FOLLOWING A LEARJET ON FINAL; AND TO RPT HIM IN SIGHT. WE BEGAN A DSNDING; L CIRCLING MANEUVER FOR APCH TO RWY 19. ON L DOWNWIND; WE ADVISED TWR WE HAD THE LEARJET IN SIGHT; AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW IT FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 19. WE BEGAN OUR L BASE AT A DISTANCE THAT WOULD ASSURE SUFFICIENT SEPARATION BTWN THE LEAR AND US. ON L BASE; THE VASI LIGHTS FOR THE RWY CAME INTO VIEW (RED OVER WHITE) AND CONTINUED TURNING AND DSNDING FOR THE RWY. HOWEVER; I MISIDENTED THE RWY AND MISTAKENLY WAS LINING UP FOR RWY 24. AT AN APPROX 1 - 1 1/2 MI FINAL; THE TWR NOTICED OUR MISTAKE; AND INDICATED WE APPEARED TO BE LINED UP FOR RWY 24. SINCE THERE WAS NO APPARENT CONFLICT; TWR CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 24; RATHER THAN HAVE US GO AROUND. THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW ARPT FOR ME; AND ONLY THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO SHOOT THAT APCH. DUE TO THE NIGHTTIME ENVIRONMENT; A LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THAT APCH; BEING CONCERNED ABOUT FOLLOWING; AND MAINTAINING MY DISTANCE FROM THE PROCEEDING TFC; I OVERLOOKED THE RWY ENVIRONMENT ITSELF; AND MISIDENTED THE RWY. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THAT SIT FROM RECURRING; BOTH CREW MEMBERS NEED TO CONFER WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT THE RWY; SINCE IT IS A NON PRECISION MANEUVER; AS WELL AS BACK IT UP WITH THE INSTS IF ABLE (MAGNETIC HDG; ETC). ADDITIONALLY; THIS APCH TOOK PLACE AT THE END OF OUR CREW DAY WHEN FATIGUE COULD HAVE BEEN SETTING IN. IT IS AT THIS TIME; BOTH CREW MEMBERS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF THE OTHER'S JUDGEMENT AND DECISION-MAKING.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.