Aircraft landed on wrong runway which caused another aircraft to make a go around.

Attributes
ACN	157863
Time
Date	199009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mlb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 10500
ASRS Report	157863
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On final approach to runway 9R at mlb (they also have a runway 9L separated by 1500-2000'). About 3 mi on final tower informed us of small aircraft X on final for runway 9L. He was actually on final for runway 9R. Tower finally realized this and proceeded to chide the pilot of the small aircraft X for his mistake. While all this was going on, an small aircraft Y on final for runway 9L was doing a right 360 degree turn as assigned by mlb tower. This put the small transport Y almost head on to us, at this point on a 1 mi final to runway 9R with the small aircraft X having just touched down on our runway. We elected to execute a go around with a slight right turn. No collision avoidance maneuver was required. What followed was a right downwind and visibility approach back to runway 9R. I would put the blame for this squarely on the tower controller. He should have seen early on the small aircraft X was approaching runway 9R and corrective instructions issued. By the time he noticed, it was too late. Most importantly, the aircraft on runway 9L should have been given a left 360 degree, as a right 360 degree turn would put it head on with traffic approaching runway 9R (us!). (I confirmed with the tower controller, after landing, that it was his instructions to make a right 360 degree. I also pointed out the flaw in that idea!).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT LANDED ON WRONG RWY WHICH CAUSED ANOTHER ACFT TO MAKE A GO AROUND.

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 9R AT MLB (THEY ALSO HAVE A RWY 9L SEPARATED BY 1500-2000'). ABOUT 3 MI ON FINAL TWR INFORMED US OF SMA X ON FINAL FOR RWY 9L. HE WAS ACTUALLY ON FINAL FOR RWY 9R. TWR FINALLY REALIZED THIS AND PROCEEDED TO CHIDE THE PLT OF THE SMA X FOR HIS MISTAKE. WHILE ALL THIS WAS GOING ON, AN SMA Y ON FINAL FOR RWY 9L WAS DOING A R 360 DEG TURN AS ASSIGNED BY MLB TWR. THIS PUT THE SMT Y ALMOST HEAD ON TO US, AT THIS POINT ON A 1 MI FINAL TO RWY 9R WITH THE SMA X HAVING JUST TOUCHED DOWN ON OUR RWY. WE ELECTED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND WITH A SLIGHT R TURN. NO COLLISION AVOIDANCE MANEUVER WAS REQUIRED. WHAT FOLLOWED WAS A R DOWNWIND AND VIS APCH BACK TO RWY 9R. I WOULD PUT THE BLAME FOR THIS SQUARELY ON THE TWR CTLR. HE SHOULD HAVE SEEN EARLY ON THE SMA X WAS APCHING RWY 9R AND CORRECTIVE INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED. BY THE TIME HE NOTICED, IT WAS TOO LATE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE ACFT ON RWY 9L SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN A L 360 DEG, AS A R 360 DEG TURN WOULD PUT IT HEAD ON WITH TFC APCHING RWY 9R (US!). (I CONFIRMED WITH THE TWR CTLR, AFTER LNDG, THAT IT WAS HIS INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE A R 360 DEG. I ALSO POINTED OUT THE FLAW IN THAT IDEA!).

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.