An small aircraft pilot confused runway 20 with 020 heading.

Attributes
ACN	286018
Time
Date	199410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dro
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czyz
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing : go around other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	286018
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac incursion : runway other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying to durango airport with flight following with ZDV. I was flying the DME hac to runway 2. Switched to advisory frequency and called out my position -- another aircraft asked my position and I reported on localizer the first time, second time reported OM inbound. Then I was asked if I was going to land runway 20. I replied yes -- there is a runway 2 and a runway 20. After landing and about to turn off the runway, a commuter aircraft about 500 ft to land, we would not have had a problem, although this was not a comfortable situation -- the error I made was confusing runway 2 with my heading of 020. A mistake that clearly should not have been made. Without thinking I answered incorrectly. I clearly understand the difference. To eliminate this type problem in the future, a more thoughtful reply would have been in order. Also the other aircraft should have noticed us (strobes and landing lights on) landing on runway 2. This airport is uncontrolled and should there have been another aircraft landing on runway 2 without radio communication the commuter could have had a similar problem. The commuter plane should have been more observant. Thus, 2 aircraft paying more attention to what was happening could have avoided this potential problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT CONFUSED RWY 20 WITH 020 HDG.

Narrative: FLYING TO DURANGO ARPT WITH FLT FOLLOWING WITH ZDV. I WAS FLYING THE DME HAC TO RWY 2. SWITCHED TO ADVISORY FREQ AND CALLED OUT MY POS -- ANOTHER ACFT ASKED MY POS AND I RPTED ON LOC THE FIRST TIME, SECOND TIME RPTED OM INBOUND. THEN I WAS ASKED IF I WAS GOING TO LAND RWY 20. I REPLIED YES -- THERE IS A RWY 2 AND A RWY 20. AFTER LNDG AND ABOUT TO TURN OFF THE RWY, A COMMUTER ACFT ABOUT 500 FT TO LAND, WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A PROB, ALTHOUGH THIS WAS NOT A COMFORTABLE SIT -- THE ERROR I MADE WAS CONFUSING RWY 2 WITH MY HDG OF 020. A MISTAKE THAT CLRLY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MADE. WITHOUT THINKING I ANSWERED INCORRECTLY. I CLRLY UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE. TO ELIMINATE THIS TYPE PROB IN THE FUTURE, A MORE THOUGHTFUL REPLY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ORDER. ALSO THE OTHER ACFT SHOULD HAVE NOTICED US (STROBES AND LNDG LIGHTS ON) LNDG ON RWY 2. THIS ARPT IS UNCTLED AND SHOULD THERE HAVE BEEN ANOTHER ACFT LNDG ON RWY 2 WITHOUT RADIO COM THE COMMUTER COULD HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROB. THE COMMUTER PLANE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE OBSERVANT. THUS, 2 ACFT PAYING MORE ATTN TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS POTENTIAL PROB.

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.