Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Confusion; Situational Awareness
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Aircraft; Human Factors
We were cleared for the visual approach to Rwy 9 in to SWF we had identified the airport visually this matched up with the ADF pointing to the FAF and the Localizer movement I clicked off the AP and started the approach. We were level at 3000 feet and started to slow the aircraft and configure. We started our base to final and I called for flaps 30. We had descended to approximately 2400 feet. When I noticed that the Localizer had not centered. I brought this to the Captains attention also the Airport configuration did not look right and the Rwy looked shorter than published. At this point I called for a go around (GA) we initiated the GA leveled off at 3000 feet and ATC vectored us around for another approach and landed. I feel we followed procedures and this is a great example of why we always use our instruments to back up an approach. A contributing factor was the fact that the ADF coincidentally pointed to the location of the FAF of the wrong Rwy.
CRJ200 First Officer reports lining up with the wrong runway while attempting a visual approach to Runway 9 at SWF. The NDB at the FAF and the Runway 9 localizer were being used as aids and the localizer does not indicate correct alignment. A go-around is initiated.