Pilot of small aircraft landed mke 7R when cleared to land 7L.

Attributes
ACN	147908
Time
Date	199005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mke
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 2580 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	147908
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

At mke clrd for landing on runway 7L. I landed on runway 7R. I was unfamiliar with airport. Advised of traffic by approach; listened to ATIS. WX was clear and unrestricted visibility. My flight was from the southwest RNAV direct from mli. An small transport, above and behind me, was landing runway 7R. I thought I was told, after advising I had him in sight, to follow. The small transport overtook my aircraft descended and landed runway 7R, turned off runway 7R. I followed him to runway 7R and touched down after he cleared runway 7R. An air carrier waited for my landing. No unsafe condition occurred but the confusion could have caused an unsafe condition. At no time did tower advise I was lined up for the wrong runway. After landing I was told I was cleared to land runway 7L not runway 7R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA LANDED MKE 7R WHEN CLEARED TO LAND 7L.

Narrative: AT MKE CLRD FOR LNDG ON RWY 7L. I LANDED ON RWY 7R. I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH ARPT. ADVISED OF TFC BY APCH; LISTENED TO ATIS. WX WAS CLR AND UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY. MY FLT WAS FROM THE SW RNAV DIRECT FROM MLI. AN SMT, ABOVE AND BEHIND ME, WAS LNDG RWY 7R. I THOUGHT I WAS TOLD, AFTER ADVISING I HAD HIM IN SIGHT, TO FOLLOW. THE SMT OVERTOOK MY ACFT DSNDED AND LANDED RWY 7R, TURNED OFF RWY 7R. I FOLLOWED HIM TO RWY 7R AND TOUCHED DOWN AFTER HE CLRED RWY 7R. AN AIR CARRIER WAITED FOR MY LNDG. NO UNSAFE CONDITION OCCURRED BUT THE CONFUSION COULD HAVE CAUSED AN UNSAFE CONDITION. AT NO TIME DID TWR ADVISE I WAS LINED UP FOR THE WRONG RWY. AFTER LNDG I WAS TOLD I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 7L NOT RWY 7R.

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.