Narrative:

At the conclusion of a 5 hour flight that originated in daytona beach, fl, with a fuel stop at grand strand, sc, I was cleared from 15000 ft to a lower altitude for landing at my home airport, abe. The entire flight from daytona beach had plenty of WX. I have on-board radar, so I was able to penetrate most of the time with little turbulence, and only moderate showers. Abe's WX was 4000 ft overcast with 7 mi of haze. Near the end of my flight (last 60 mi) my course was changed 4 times by approach. In the second to last instruction, I was cleared to 4000 ft, expect back course runway 24 approach at abe. I set up my radios for the approach, then was instructed to descend to 2200 ft and expect a visual to runway 24. 30 seconds later, I was told that the airport was at 10 O'clock and 5 mi. At this point, I was still high and fast at 3000 ft. The WX was not as clear as I expected. In fact, I barely broke out of the cumulus at about 3300 ft. After my instructions, I glanced to the left and saw the airport. I looked at my directional gyro and noted 240 degrees was at my left. I then turned to the airport and set up to land. (I was grumbling to myself that I'm sick of these last min 'dive bomb' approachs. When my turbo charges blow, I'm the guy that needs to pay for them!) anyway, on final, the runway was clear. It was very haze, with a glare, and I didn't notice I was on runway 31 until the last min. Since the runway was clear, I decided to land instead of going around. The factors which affected my performance might be 2 plus hours at oxygen level (I was using oxygen, of course), and the distraction of thinking about the previous dive bomb approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH WRONG RWY LNDG.

Narrative: AT THE CONCLUSION OF A 5 HR FLT THAT ORIGINATED IN DAYTONA BEACH, FL, WITH A FUEL STOP AT GRAND STRAND, SC, I WAS CLRED FROM 15000 FT TO A LOWER ALT FOR LNDG AT MY HOME ARPT, ABE. THE ENTIRE FLT FROM DAYTONA BEACH HAD PLENTY OF WX. I HAVE ON-BOARD RADAR, SO I WAS ABLE TO PENETRATE MOST OF THE TIME WITH LITTLE TURB, AND ONLY MODERATE SHOWERS. ABE'S WX WAS 4000 FT OVCST WITH 7 MI OF HAZE. NEAR THE END OF MY FLT (LAST 60 MI) MY COURSE WAS CHANGED 4 TIMES BY APCH. IN THE SECOND TO LAST INSTRUCTION, I WAS CLRED TO 4000 FT, EXPECT BACK COURSE RWY 24 APCH AT ABE. I SET UP MY RADIOS FOR THE APCH, THEN WAS INSTRUCTED TO DSND TO 2200 FT AND EXPECT A VISUAL TO RWY 24. 30 SECONDS LATER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ARPT WAS AT 10 O'CLOCK AND 5 MI. AT THIS POINT, I WAS STILL HIGH AND FAST AT 3000 FT. THE WX WAS NOT AS CLR AS I EXPECTED. IN FACT, I BARELY BROKE OUT OF THE CUMULUS AT ABOUT 3300 FT. AFTER MY INSTRUCTIONS, I GLANCED TO THE L AND SAW THE ARPT. I LOOKED AT MY DIRECTIONAL GYRO AND NOTED 240 DEGS WAS AT MY L. I THEN TURNED TO THE ARPT AND SET UP TO LAND. (I WAS GRUMBLING TO MYSELF THAT I'M SICK OF THESE LAST MIN 'DIVE BOMB' APCHS. WHEN MY TURBO CHARGES BLOW, I'M THE GUY THAT NEEDS TO PAY FOR THEM!) ANYWAY, ON FINAL, THE RWY WAS CLR. IT WAS VERY HAZE, WITH A GLARE, AND I DIDN'T NOTICE I WAS ON RWY 31 UNTIL THE LAST MIN. SINCE THE RWY WAS CLR, I DECIDED TO LAND INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND. THE FACTORS WHICH AFFECTED MY PERFORMANCE MIGHT BE 2 PLUS HRS AT OXYGEN LEVEL (I WAS USING OXYGEN, OF COURSE), AND THE DISTR OF THINKING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS DIVE BOMB APCH.

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.