Approach to the wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	162629
Time
Date	199011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa tower : tpa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9110 flight time type : 725
ASRS Report	162629
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

WX en route and in the terminal area resulted in an approach from the west (blond 1) instead of the north (darbs 1). This resulted in several extra turns near the airport to line up with the landing runways, so I was a little busier with the turns and looking for the airport. The initial approach controller told us to expect an approach to runway 18R. This 'expect' call plus recent flts into tampa with construction on runway 18L had us all thinking runway 18R. The final controller apparently cleared us for runway 18L. We had the ILS set up for runway 18R, were expecting runway 18R, and the captain read back 'cleared for runway 18R.' I headed for runway 18R. The tower cleared us to land on runway 18R. On landing roll, the tower advised us to contact the approach controller about a little problem with our approach. We were all wearing headsets, but heard what we expected instead of what was really coming over the headset.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH TO THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: WX ENRTE AND IN THE TERMINAL AREA RESULTED IN AN APCH FROM THE W (BLOND 1) INSTEAD OF THE N (DARBS 1). THIS RESULTED IN SEVERAL EXTRA TURNS NEAR THE ARPT TO LINE UP WITH THE LNDG RWYS, SO I WAS A LITTLE BUSIER WITH THE TURNS AND LOOKING FOR THE ARPT. THE INITIAL APCH CTLR TOLD US TO EXPECT AN APCH TO RWY 18R. THIS 'EXPECT' CALL PLUS RECENT FLTS INTO TAMPA WITH CONSTRUCTION ON RWY 18L HAD US ALL THINKING RWY 18R. THE FINAL CTLR APPARENTLY CLRED US FOR RWY 18L. WE HAD THE ILS SET UP FOR RWY 18R, WERE EXPECTING RWY 18R, AND THE CAPT READ BACK 'CLRED FOR RWY 18R.' I HEADED FOR RWY 18R. THE TWR CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 18R. ON LNDG ROLL, THE TWR ADVISED US TO CONTACT THE APCH CTLR ABOUT A LITTLE PROB WITH OUR APCH. WE WERE ALL WEARING HEADSETS, BUT HEARD WHAT WE EXPECTED INSTEAD OF WHAT WAS REALLY COMING OVER THE HEADSET.

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.