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The pilot flying and the non pilot flying described the circumstances that led to landing on the incorrect parallel runway at their home airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1325636 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| 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 | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 148 Flight Crew Type 64 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14 Flight Crew Total 529 Flight Crew Type 108 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
While flying VFR back to my home airport; I landed on runway 35L (perfect weather; no clouds; excellent visibility). On completing the landing; the tower informed me that I was cleared on 35R (small runway); not 35L (long and wide parallel runway); and therefore landed on the wrong runway. Although tower may have cleared me on 35R and I may have misunderstood; I cannot categorically confirm it as I have not been provided with a recording of the calls. I accept I may have misunderstood the tower's instructions as the airport was quiet and 35L is the runway usually given (I usually requested 35L when given 35R if possible). I was requested to call tower which I duly did within 30 minutes of landing. It was explained that the incident had been reported to the FAA and I should expect a call and potential further action. Tower explained that my actions did not cause any risk to any other aircraft as none were landing or taking off from 35L at the time of landing.although it does not excuse my mistake by any means (providing I was indeed cleared on 35R; not 35L); my two sons were in the plane at the time of landing and one was being air sick. Although my wife was dealing with my sick son; I may have been distracted by the event and wrongly assumed I was cleared on 35L. In the eventuality that I was indeed cleared on 35R; I take full responsibility for the mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot flying and the non pilot flying described the circumstances that led to landing on the incorrect parallel runway at their home airport.
Narrative: While flying VFR back to my home airport; I landed on runway 35L (perfect weather; no clouds; excellent visibility). On completing the landing; the tower informed me that I was cleared on 35R (small runway); not 35L (long and wide parallel runway); and therefore landed on the wrong runway. Although tower may have cleared me on 35R and I may have misunderstood; I cannot categorically confirm it as I have not been provided with a recording of the calls. I accept I may have misunderstood the tower's instructions as the airport was quiet and 35L is the runway usually given (I usually requested 35L when given 35R if possible). I was requested to call tower which I duly did within 30 minutes of landing. It was explained that the incident had been reported to the FAA and I should expect a call and potential further action. Tower explained that my actions did not cause any risk to any other aircraft as none were landing or taking off from 35L at the time of landing.Although it does not excuse my mistake by any means (providing I was indeed cleared on 35R; not 35L); my two sons were in the plane at the time of landing and one was being air sick. Although my wife was dealing with my sick son; I may have been distracted by the event and wrongly assumed I was cleared on 35L. In the eventuality that I was indeed cleared on 35R; I take full responsibility for the mistake.
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.