Narrative:

I was on my 250 NM cross country flight for my commercial pilot certificate from N03 to bkl. When I made my initial call up to cleveland approach, I was told that my transponder was inoperative. I was cleared to bkl as long as I stayed out of the TCA. I flew underneath the floor at 3000 MSL. There was moderate turbulence at that altitude. I was unfamiliar with the area and there were 4 airports within 20 NM of each other. 3 of them were controller fields right outside of the primary airport, cleveland hopkins international. I had to find bkl without radar assistance. When I found bkl, I called tower and they cleared me to land on 24R. When I looked at my chart, I noticed that 6R was closer to tower. I was on a straight in for 24 and the glare off the windshield was partially obstructing my view. I landed on the runway closer to tower (it was the smaller runway). I was told to exit on the first taxiway and contact ground. When I contacted ground, they informed me that I landed on the wrong runway. I landed on 24L instead of 24R. I will be more familiar with the airport of intended landing before departure. Also, I will always question the controller if there is any uncertainty.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF XCOUNTRY QUALIFYING FOR COMMERCIAL EXAMINATION DID A GOOD JOB UNTIL HE LANDED ON WRONG RWY AT BKL.

Narrative: I WAS ON MY 250 NM XCOUNTRY FLT FOR MY COMMERCIAL PLT CERTIFICATE FROM N03 TO BKL. WHEN I MADE MY INITIAL CALL UP TO CLEVELAND APCH, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSPONDER WAS INOP. I WAS CLRED TO BKL AS LONG AS I STAYED OUT OF THE TCA. I FLEW UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR AT 3000 MSL. THERE WAS MODERATE TURB AT THAT ALT. I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND THERE WERE 4 ARPTS WITHIN 20 NM OF EACH OTHER. 3 OF THEM WERE CTLR FIELDS R OUTSIDE OF THE PRIMARY ARPT, CLEVELAND HOPKINS INTL. I HAD TO FIND BKL WITHOUT RADAR ASSISTANCE. WHEN I FOUND BKL, I CALLED TWR AND THEY CLRED ME TO LAND ON 24R. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY CHART, I NOTICED THAT 6R WAS CLOSER TO TWR. I WAS ON A STRAIGHT IN FOR 24 AND THE GLARE OFF THE WINDSHIELD WAS PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. I LANDED ON THE RWY CLOSER TO TWR (IT WAS THE SMALLER RWY). I WAS TOLD TO EXIT ON THE FIRST TAXIWAY AND CONTACT GND. WHEN I CONTACTED GND, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY. I LANDED ON 24L INSTEAD OF 24R. I WILL BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT OF INTENDED LNDG BEFORE DEP. ALSO, I WILL ALWAYS QUESTION THE CTLR IF THERE IS ANY UNCERTAINTY.

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.