GA small aircraft wrong runway approach.

Attributes
ACN	106274
Time
Date	198903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dpa
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dpa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 71 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	106274
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Reported 11 miles out requesting to land with `zulu' which stated runway in use 10. Told to report over river, cleared to land runway 10. Reported crossing river and began pattern for runway 28. Saw traffic while discussing with tower confusion over north # because 2# on field and realized my mistake. Told tower and requested turn to use right traffic for runway 10. Right traffic approved and completed with uneventful landing. Problem: pilot preconceived runway 28 as 10 as far away as ATIS heard and was preoccupied with problem of inoperative gyro. Gyro reported for repair.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA WRONG RWY APCH.

Narrative: RPTED 11 MILES OUT REQUESTING TO LAND WITH `ZULU' WHICH STATED RWY IN USE 10. TOLD TO RPT OVER RIVER, CLRED TO LAND RWY 10. RPTED XING RIVER AND BEGAN PATTERN FOR RWY 28. SAW TFC WHILE DISCUSSING WITH TWR CONFUSION OVER N # BECAUSE 2# ON FIELD AND REALIZED MY MISTAKE. TOLD TWR AND REQUESTED TURN TO USE RIGHT TFC FOR RWY 10. RIGHT TFC APPROVED AND COMPLETED WITH UNEVENTFUL LNDG. PROB: PLT PRECONCEIVED RWY 28 AS 10 AS FAR AWAY AS ATIS HEARD AND WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH PROB OF INOPERATIVE GYRO. GYRO RPTED FOR REPAIR.

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.