Narrative pregnant with information, but appears to be a line up with the wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	144889
Time
Date	199005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 1370 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	140488
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My first flight into den from sheridan, gillette, wy. I was unfamiliar with the location of the airport form the north and when I was told to turn base from a close paralleling 180 degree heading west of the aerodrome, then I was held at 8000' until base to final, and I feel the contributing factors of the time (dusk), very little if any runway lighting, the hazy flight conditions, the PAPI being OTS for runway 18, as well as the final vector for 18 that put me too close to the end of 18 to rollout on final. I was lined up for 17L on short final. I had all departing traffic in sight and they were well above and to the left of my flight path and never posed a conflict. It was evident tower controllers didn't visually have all incoming traffic idented as a corp air arrival was mistaken for me on short final to 18 and complicated the problem for a side-step or go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NARRATIVE PREGNANT WITH INFORMATION, BUT APPEARS TO BE A LINE UP WITH THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: MY FIRST FLT INTO DEN FROM SHERIDAN, GILLETTE, WY. I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE LOCATION OF THE ARPT FORM THE N AND WHEN I WAS TOLD TO TURN BASE FROM A CLOSE PARALLELING 180 DEG HDG W OF THE AERODROME, THEN I WAS HELD AT 8000' UNTIL BASE TO FINAL, AND I FEEL THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF THE TIME (DUSK), VERY LITTLE IF ANY RWY LIGHTING, THE HAZY FLT CONDITIONS, THE PAPI BEING OTS FOR RWY 18, AS WELL AS THE FINAL VECTOR FOR 18 THAT PUT ME TOO CLOSE TO THE END OF 18 TO ROLLOUT ON FINAL. I WAS LINED UP FOR 17L ON SHORT FINAL. I HAD ALL DEPARTING TFC IN SIGHT AND THEY WERE WELL ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT OF MY FLT PATH AND NEVER POSED A CONFLICT. IT WAS EVIDENT TWR CTLRS DIDN'T VISUALLY HAVE ALL INCOMING TFC IDENTED AS A CORP AIR ARR WAS MISTAKEN FOR ME ON SHORT FINAL TO 18 AND COMPLICATED THE PROB FOR A SIDE-STEP OR GAR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.