Narrative:

Approximately 115 mi from destination, captain attempted to check stl ATIS on both available frequencys. After several attempts with no success, he advised center who then read us the latest WX he had available. WX was good, no NOTAMS for st louis mentioned. After being handed off to stl approach, the captain advised the controller that we were unable to receive the ATIS. The controller acknowledged that the ATIS was OTS and provided the wind and altimeter setting, advising us to expect runway 12L. As we approached stl, we were told to turn to a heading of 120 degrees and to slow to 170 KTS -- leaving us 19 mi from the airport and 2500 ft high on profile by the time we slowed to 170 KTS. At approximately 14 mi out we were cleared for the visual runway 12L. Runway 12L ILS was not on the air, so radios were tuned to runway 12L lda, since we approached from the west no course guidance was available but DME to the field was. On profile, flight path was rejoined at approximately 2000 ft AGL. 2 sets of runway lights were clearly visible and I lined up on and landed on the runway to the left. This turned out to be runway 13, the runway to our right was runway 12L, and runway 12R was closed and unlighted unbeknownst to us. Tower had cleared us to land on runway 12L. Corrective action: 1) tower was unaware ATIS was OTS. 2) approach knew ATIS was out but didn't relay NOTAM information to us or the aircraft landing behind us. 3) ILS to the active runway should have been available.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: APPROX 115 MI FROM DEST, CAPT ATTEMPTED TO CHK STL ATIS ON BOTH AVAILABLE FREQS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH NO SUCCESS, HE ADVISED CTR WHO THEN READ US THE LATEST WX HE HAD AVAILABLE. WX WAS GOOD, NO NOTAMS FOR ST LOUIS MENTIONED. AFTER BEING HANDED OFF TO STL APCH, THE CAPT ADVISED THE CTLR THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE ATIS. THE CTLR ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE ATIS WAS OTS AND PROVIDED THE WIND AND ALTIMETER SETTING, ADVISING US TO EXPECT RWY 12L. AS WE APCHED STL, WE WERE TOLD TO TURN TO A HDG OF 120 DEGS AND TO SLOW TO 170 KTS -- LEAVING US 19 MI FROM THE ARPT AND 2500 FT HIGH ON PROFILE BY THE TIME WE SLOWED TO 170 KTS. AT APPROX 14 MI OUT WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL RWY 12L. RWY 12L ILS WAS NOT ON THE AIR, SO RADIOS WERE TUNED TO RWY 12L LDA, SINCE WE APCHED FROM THE W NO COURSE GUIDANCE WAS AVAILABLE BUT DME TO THE FIELD WAS. ON PROFILE, FLT PATH WAS REJOINED AT APPROX 2000 FT AGL. 2 SETS OF RWY LIGHTS WERE CLRLY VISIBLE AND I LINED UP ON AND LANDED ON THE RWY TO THE L. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE RWY 13, THE RWY TO OUR R WAS RWY 12L, AND RWY 12R WAS CLOSED AND UNLIGHTED UNBEKNOWNST TO US. TWR HAD CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 12L. CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1) TWR WAS UNAWARE ATIS WAS OTS. 2) APCH KNEW ATIS WAS OUT BUT DIDN'T RELAY NOTAM INFO TO US OR THE ACFT LNDG BEHIND US. 3) ILS TO THE ACTIVE RWY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE.

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.