Cpr PIC in an error admitted wrong runway approach landing. Unauthorized landing.

Attributes
ACN	252029
Time
Date	199309
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cwq
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cwq
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : circling
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	252029
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft was cleared to land out of the localizer 22 approach, either straight in or circling. Pilot opted to land on runway 4 but instead landed on runway 9. Pilot had mentally prepared himself to land on runway 9 due to winds (080/12 on the ATIS) before advising tower of intention to circle and land. Landing executed without incident. Neither tower person nor copilot (ATP) commented about which runway aircraft was making final approach to. After landing rollout, tower asked if pilot intended to land on runway 4. Comments aside from no questions from either tower or copilot until after landing was completed, pilot should have been more alert to his thought and talk. Tower cleared aircraft to land straight in or circle to runway 4. Pilot was thinking circle to runway 9 but responded runway 4 -- power of suggestion having heard runway 4 from tower. Copilot was chided for not speaking up. No consequences other than bruised ego.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR PIC IN AN ERROR ADMITTED WRONG RWY APCH LNDG. UNAUTH LNDG.

Narrative: ACFT WAS CLRED TO LAND OUT OF THE LOC 22 APCH, EITHER STRAIGHT IN OR CIRCLING. PLT OPTED TO LAND ON RWY 4 BUT INSTEAD LANDED ON RWY 9. PLT HAD MENTALLY PREPARED HIMSELF TO LAND ON RWY 9 DUE TO WINDS (080/12 ON THE ATIS) BEFORE ADVISING TWR OF INTENTION TO CIRCLE AND LAND. LNDG EXECUTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NEITHER TWR PERSON NOR COPLT (ATP) COMMENTED ABOUT WHICH RWY ACFT WAS MAKING FINAL APCH TO. AFTER LNDG ROLLOUT, TWR ASKED IF PLT INTENDED TO LAND ON RWY 4. COMMENTS ASIDE FROM NO QUESTIONS FROM EITHER TWR OR COPLT UNTIL AFTER LNDG WAS COMPLETED, PLT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ALERT TO HIS THOUGHT AND TALK. TWR CLRED ACFT TO LAND STRAIGHT IN OR CIRCLE TO RWY 4. PLT WAS THINKING CIRCLE TO RWY 9 BUT RESPONDED RWY 4 -- PWR OF SUGGESTION HAVING HEARD RWY 4 FROM TWR. COPLT WAS CHIDED FOR NOT SPEAKING UP. NO CONSEQUENCES OTHER THAN BRUISED EGO.

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.