During multiple runway operation GA small aircraft lined up with the wrong runway. Advised the ATCT local controller and received an amended clearance for the other runway.

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Attributes
ACN	196724
Time
Date	199112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2300 msl bound upper : 2300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt tower : msp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 600
ASRS Report	196724
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On approach to clt, advised expect 23 fly 320 degrees/3000 ft. Changed to expect 18L turn left to 270 degrees/2300 ft to 2300 ft. Saw small amount of smoke coming from under instrument panel in area of autoplt and intercom. Cut off autoplt and intercom. Shut heater off. Instrument light dimmed and were turned off. Got flashlight on. After taking above action made visual contact with airport and located runway lights. Started left turn to line up with 18L, but saw that I was lining up with 18R. Informed tower I was on 18R and was immediately cleared to land 18R by tower. At the time of 'cleared to land 18R' no other aircraft were in conflict and no evasive action was taken. Could have made side step to 18L if necessary since I was approximately 3-4 NM from runway. Since the smoke/light failure occurred at the time of heading and altitude change and 'cleared to land' the runway was lost and then misidented once the situation was corrected. I don't think the situation could have been avoided because I had to fly and take corrective action. It's possible the tower could have seen me fly past the centerline of 18L and advised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING MULTIPLE RWY OP GA SMA LINED UP WITH THE WRONG RWY. ADVISED THE ATCT LCL CTLR AND RECEIVED AN AMENDED CLRNC FOR THE OTHER RWY.

Narrative: ON APCH TO CLT, ADVISED EXPECT 23 FLY 320 DEGS/3000 FT. CHANGED TO EXPECT 18L TURN L TO 270 DEGS/2300 FT TO 2300 FT. SAW SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER INST PANEL IN AREA OF AUTOPLT AND INTERCOM. CUT OFF AUTOPLT AND INTERCOM. SHUT HEATER OFF. INST LIGHT DIMMED AND WERE TURNED OFF. GOT FLASHLIGHT ON. AFTER TAKING ABOVE ACTION MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH ARPT AND LOCATED RWY LIGHTS. STARTED L TURN TO LINE UP WITH 18L, BUT SAW THAT I WAS LINING UP WITH 18R. INFORMED TWR I WAS ON 18R AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CLRED TO LAND 18R BY TWR. AT THE TIME OF 'CLRED TO LAND 18R' NO OTHER ACFT WERE IN CONFLICT AND NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. COULD HAVE MADE SIDE STEP TO 18L IF NECESSARY SINCE I WAS APPROX 3-4 NM FROM RWY. SINCE THE SMOKE/LIGHT FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE TIME OF HDG AND ALT CHANGE AND 'CLRED TO LAND' THE RWY WAS LOST AND THEN MISIDENTED ONCE THE SITUATION WAS CORRECTED. I DON'T THINK THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BECAUSE I HAD TO FLY AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. IT'S POSSIBLE THE TWR COULD HAVE SEEN ME FLY PAST THE CENTERLINE OF 18L AND ADVISED.

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.