GA small aircraft wrong runway approach followed by landing on occupied runway.

Attributes
ACN	163586
Time
Date	199011
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdw
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 82 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	163586
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approaching midway on a 360 degree heading I was cleared to land runway 31R (after tower first assigned me 31C, which I did not hear). As I turn final a large jet previously holding short moves onto my intended landing spot. (Since my previous flight the runways have been renamed from 31L to 31C and have been repainted). With my limited experience I instantly assume that I am not cleared for runway 31R, but rather for the other or that the other, which is now 31C, is really runway 31R. After a moment of descending onto 31C, I resolve the situation runway 31R is still runway 31R, and the jet is not moving, and I am in danger of colliding with craft cleared for runway 31C. I hear 'go around, go around now' from the tower, (which was directed to me) but I have an image of a jet going around above me as I infringed on runway 31C! I have a strong urge not to get under the vortices of this imaginary jet, so going around is no option, I add power, flying over the green, and look back, the other jet is nowhere close (the real one on runway 31R) and I settle on runway 31R and quickly get off the runway. Conversation with the ground controller on frequency of the controller determined that they thought I was about to collide with the jet, hence their go around command to me, as they saw the jet move.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA WRONG RWY APCH FOLLOWED BY LNDG ON OCCUPIED RWY.

Narrative: APCHING MIDWAY ON A 360 DEG HDG I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 31R (AFTER TWR FIRST ASSIGNED ME 31C, WHICH I DID NOT HEAR). AS I TURN FINAL A LARGE JET PREVIOUSLY HOLDING SHORT MOVES ONTO MY INTENDED LNDG SPOT. (SINCE MY PREVIOUS FLT THE RWYS HAVE BEEN RENAMED FROM 31L TO 31C AND HAVE BEEN REPAINTED). WITH MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE I INSTANTLY ASSUME THAT I AM NOT CLRED FOR RWY 31R, BUT RATHER FOR THE OTHER OR THAT THE OTHER, WHICH IS NOW 31C, IS REALLY RWY 31R. AFTER A MOMENT OF DSNDING ONTO 31C, I RESOLVE THE SITUATION RWY 31R IS STILL RWY 31R, AND THE JET IS NOT MOVING, AND I AM IN DANGER OF COLLIDING WITH CRAFT CLRED FOR RWY 31C. I HEAR 'GO AROUND, GO AROUND NOW' FROM THE TWR, (WHICH WAS DIRECTED TO ME) BUT I HAVE AN IMAGE OF A JET GOING AROUND ABOVE ME AS I INFRINGED ON RWY 31C! I HAVE A STRONG URGE NOT TO GET UNDER THE VORTICES OF THIS IMAGINARY JET, SO GOING AROUND IS NO OPTION, I ADD PWR, FLYING OVER THE GREEN, AND LOOK BACK, THE OTHER JET IS NOWHERE CLOSE (THE REAL ONE ON RWY 31R) AND I SETTLE ON RWY 31R AND QUICKLY GET OFF THE RWY. CONVERSATION WITH THE GND CTLR ON FREQ OF THE CTLR DETERMINED THAT THEY THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TO COLLIDE WITH THE JET, HENCE THEIR GO AROUND COMMAND TO ME, AS THEY SAW THE JET MOVE.

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.