A pilot flying the slc lda/DME runway 35 approach lined up on runway 34R after transitioning to a vi...

Attributes
ACN	1353112
Time
Date	201604
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SLC.Airport
State Reference	UT
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Other LDA/DME Runway 35
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 24 Flight Crew Total 1176 Flight Crew Type 1072
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

I was flying the lda 35 approach to runway 35; descending via the approach profile and tracking the localizer. At weeel (after the FAF) I disconnected the autopilot to hand fly the last part of the approach. I lined up with the runway and continued descending and changed to tower. I was cleared to land runway 35. Shortly after; I was called by tower and told I was lined up with the wrong runway; runway 34R. I immediately side-stepped; and landed on the correct runway; runway 35.today I re-flew the approach; with an instructor. He noted how hard it is to identify runway 35; even when close on the approach. Runway 34R looks like it would be correct. We took some photos during the approach to further study the way the runways look. From now on I will stay on the localizer until minimums.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot flying the SLC LDA/DME Runway 35 Approach lined up on Runway 34R after transitioning to a visual approach. ATC called him about his error and he realized the difficulty of visually distinguishing Runways 35 from 34R.

Narrative: I was flying the LDA 35 approach to Runway 35; descending via the approach profile and tracking the localizer. At WEEEL (after the FAF) I disconnected the autopilot to hand fly the last part of the approach. I lined up with the runway and continued descending and changed to Tower. I was cleared to land Runway 35. Shortly after; I was called by Tower and told I was lined up with the wrong runway; Runway 34R. I immediately side-stepped; and landed on the correct runway; Runway 35.Today I re-flew the approach; with an instructor. He noted how hard it is to identify Runway 35; even when close on the approach. Runway 34R looks like it would be correct. We took some photos during the approach to further study the way the runways look. From now on I will stay on the localizer until minimums.

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A pilot flying the slc lda/DME runway 35 approach lined up on runway 34R after transitioning to a visual approach. ATC called him about his error and he realized the difficulty of visually distinguishing runways 35 from 34R.