GA pilot lands wrong runway at rno.

Attributes
ACN	157872
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hif
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	157872
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were landing at reno (first time in 20 yrs), and the tower changed runway right to left landing to south. We moved our approach over, and landed on right. We didn't see the left runway numbers because of the glare. The tower made no comment during our approach, and then said we had landed on the wrong runway. We feel they should have warned us during our approach that we were lined up on wrong runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT LANDS WRONG RWY AT RNO.

Narrative: WE WERE LNDG AT RENO (FIRST TIME IN 20 YRS), AND THE TWR CHANGED RWY R TO L LNDG TO S. WE MOVED OUR APCH OVER, AND LANDED ON R. WE DIDN'T SEE THE L RWY NUMBERS BECAUSE OF THE GLARE. THE TWR MADE NO COMMENT DURING OUR APCH, AND THEN SAID WE HAD LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY. WE FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE WARNED US DURING OUR APCH THAT WE WERE LINED UP ON WRONG RWY.

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.