Small aircraft lands wrong runway with gusty winds. Ground loop.

Attributes
ACN	277343
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btv
State Reference	VT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Maule Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 817 flight time type : 31
ASRS Report	277343
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I reported to approach control about 30 mi out. Was assigned transponder code. At about 10 mi out I was cleared for landing on runway 19. Airport was not in sight. When airport came into view I did short left base for large runway visible ahead. Controller did not advise that I was lining up for wrong runway. When crossing threshold I realized that I was landing on runway 15 not runway 19. I was expecting wind from 200 degrees at 11 KTS, but instead had crosswind at 50 degrees. My indecision and failure of controller to warn, crosswind and gusts, in a maule with full flaps -- caused ground loop. Also the right wing had more fuel in the outboard tank. In the future, I will question controllers. Ask for vectors to assigned runway at strange airports, get up date on wind deviation and speed and gusts, don't just rely on ATIS. Also in case of indecision on landing abort without hesitation before critical time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDS WRONG RWY WITH GUSTY WINDS. GND LOOP.

Narrative: I RPTED TO APCH CTL ABOUT 30 MI OUT. WAS ASSIGNED XPONDER CODE. AT ABOUT 10 MI OUT I WAS CLRED FOR LNDG ON RWY 19. ARPT WAS NOT IN SIGHT. WHEN ARPT CAME INTO VIEW I DID SHORT L BASE FOR LARGE RWY VISIBLE AHEAD. CTLR DID NOT ADVISE THAT I WAS LINING UP FOR WRONG RWY. WHEN XING THRESHOLD I REALIZED THAT I WAS LNDG ON RWY 15 NOT RWY 19. I WAS EXPECTING WIND FROM 200 DEGS AT 11 KTS, BUT INSTEAD HAD XWIND AT 50 DEGS. MY INDECISION AND FAILURE OF CTLR TO WARN, XWIND AND GUSTS, IN A MAULE WITH FULL FLAPS -- CAUSED GND LOOP. ALSO THE R WING HAD MORE FUEL IN THE OUTBOARD TANK. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL QUESTION CTLRS. ASK FOR VECTORS TO ASSIGNED RWY AT STRANGE ARPTS, GET UP DATE ON WIND DEV AND SPD AND GUSTS, DON'T JUST RELY ON ATIS. ALSO IN CASE OF INDECISION ON LNDG ABORT WITHOUT HESITATION BEFORE CRITICAL TIME.

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.