Air taxi flight crew lands wrong runway at night.

Attributes
ACN	159973
Time
Date	199010
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gnv
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	159973
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	159978
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying as captain on an small transport into gnv. The approach was made from the south at night with initial contact made with ATC 20 mi out. We proceeded to enter a 3 mi right base to what we thought was runway 10 as requested by the tower. We were cleared to land on runway 10. The subsequent landing was made uneventfully and upon landing it was immediately discovered that we had landed on runway 6. We elected not to do a go around to preclude any further problems. We taxied off west/O incident. Possible reason for the error is the VASI on runway 6 were on high intensity and the runway lights on runway 6 were also selected at high intensity. Runway 10's lights were selected at low intensity therefore causing us to focus on runway 6.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI FLT CREW LANDS WRONG RWY AT NIGHT.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AS CAPT ON AN SMT INTO GNV. THE APCH WAS MADE FROM THE S AT NIGHT WITH INITIAL CONTACT MADE WITH ATC 20 MI OUT. WE PROCEEDED TO ENTER A 3 MI RIGHT BASE TO WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS RWY 10 AS REQUESTED BY THE TWR. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 10. THE SUBSEQUENT LNDG WAS MADE UNEVENTFULLY AND UPON LNDG IT WAS IMMEDIATELY DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD LANDED ON RWY 6. WE ELECTED NOT TO DO A GAR TO PRECLUDE ANY FURTHER PROBS. WE TAXIED OFF W/O INCIDENT. POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE ERROR IS THE VASI ON RWY 6 WERE ON HIGH INTENSITY AND THE RWY LIGHTS ON RWY 6 WERE ALSO SELECTED AT HIGH INTENSITY. RWY 10'S LIGHTS WERE SELECTED AT LOW INTENSITY THEREFORE CAUSING US TO FOCUS ON RWY 6.

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.