Narrative:

We were on a revenue flight into lit, ar, in a B-737 approaching the airport from the northeast. We were headed directly toward the VOR which is south of the field. The ATIS gave the landing runways as runway 4L/right and runway 36. During the descent and approach briefing I commented how I would like to land on runway 22R as we were lined up and it had a VASI on the left side. As we approached the VOR approach control cleared us for a visual runway 4L which meant a right turn to final and instructed us to 'keep it tight.' I angled in to a close 180 degree position abeam the intended point of landing, slowing, configuring and descending at approximately 180-160 KTS. I timed 20 seconds to give myself some straight away and started my right turn. Because I was tight I expected an overshoot of the runway. At the 90 degree position I was low and stopped the descent and drove into the runway 4L GS and resumed the descent. I picked up the well lit runway 36 from an overshoot portion and corrected my lineup for that runway. We had switched to tower and been cleared to land runway 4L at about the 135 degree position. We touched down, were in reverse and braking when my copilot said we were on runway 36 and not runway 4L. What I still can't figure out is why I didn't see the lights for runway 4L when I looked out and saw the lights for runway 36 angling left. I should have seen runway 4L lights angling right, as the ends of these 2 runways touch each other.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ON VISUAL APCH LANDS WRONG RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A REVENUE FLT INTO LIT, AR, IN A B-737 APCHING THE ARPT FROM THE NE. WE WERE HEADED DIRECTLY TOWARD THE VOR WHICH IS S OF THE FIELD. THE ATIS GAVE THE LNDG RWYS AS RWY 4L/R AND RWY 36. DURING THE DSCNT AND APCH BRIEFING I COMMENTED HOW I WOULD LIKE TO LAND ON RWY 22R AS WE WERE LINED UP AND IT HAD A VASI ON THE L SIDE. AS WE APCHED THE VOR APCH CTL CLRED US FOR A VISUAL RWY 4L WHICH MEANT A R TURN TO FINAL AND INSTRUCTED US TO 'KEEP IT TIGHT.' I ANGLED IN TO A CLOSE 180 DEG POS ABEAM THE INTENDED POINT OF LNDG, SLOWING, CONFIGURING AND DSNDING AT APPROX 180-160 KTS. I TIMED 20 SECONDS TO GIVE MYSELF SOME STRAIGHT AWAY AND STARTED MY R TURN. BECAUSE I WAS TIGHT I EXPECTED AN OVERSHOOT OF THE RWY. AT THE 90 DEG POS I WAS LOW AND STOPPED THE DSCNT AND DROVE INTO THE RWY 4L GS AND RESUMED THE DSCNT. I PICKED UP THE WELL LIT RWY 36 FROM AN OVERSHOOT PORTION AND CORRECTED MY LINEUP FOR THAT RWY. WE HAD SWITCHED TO TWR AND BEEN CLRED TO LAND RWY 4L AT ABOUT THE 135 DEG POS. WE TOUCHED DOWN, WERE IN REVERSE AND BRAKING WHEN MY COPLT SAID WE WERE ON RWY 36 AND NOT RWY 4L. WHAT I STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT IS WHY I DIDN'T SEE THE LIGHTS FOR RWY 4L WHEN I LOOKED OUT AND SAW THE LIGHTS FOR RWY 36 ANGLING L. I SHOULD HAVE SEEN RWY 4L LIGHTS ANGLING R, AS THE ENDS OF THESE 2 RWYS TOUCH EACH OTHER.

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.