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A single engine cessna pilot is cleared to land on runway 3L at prc; however pilot lands on runway 3R instead. He doesn't realize his mistake until after a discussion with the controller on duty after parking the airplane.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1240616 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PRC.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 33 Flight Crew Total 1704 Flight Crew Type 1535 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Local Instructor |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 18 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
Approaching airport from the northwest at 7;500 MSL; tower cleared aircraft for left traffic to runway 3L. Proceeded inbound descending to 6;500 MSL and entered left traffic. Tower cleared aircraft to land 3L. After rethinking the event; I am sure I read it back correct but for some unknown reason; I was thinking 3R. 3R is the main runway and is the runway I have always landed on when approaching from that direction. I have no further explanation as to why my mind switched to the other runway. As I always do; I cleared the area visually in all directions before making any turns and upon turning final. All my lights were on including the pulse light. The next communication from the tower was to inform me to take the next available taxi way to the left. To my knowledge; there was no interference with any other traffic in the air or on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A single engine Cessna pilot is cleared to land on Runway 3L at PRC; however pilot lands on Runway 3R instead. He doesn't realize his mistake until after a discussion with the Controller on duty after parking the airplane.
Narrative: Approaching Airport from the NW at 7;500 MSL; tower cleared aircraft for Left traffic to RWY 3L. Proceeded inbound descending to 6;500 MSL and entered left traffic. Tower cleared aircraft to land 3L. After rethinking the event; I am sure I read it back correct but for some unknown reason; I was thinking 3R. 3R is the main runway and is the runway I have always landed on when approaching from that direction. I have no further explanation as to why my mind switched to the other runway. As I always do; I cleared the area visually in all directions before making any turns and upon turning final. All my lights were on including the Pulse light. The next communication from the tower was to inform me to take the next available taxi way to the left. To my knowledge; there was no interference with any other traffic in the air or on the ground.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.