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Non instrument rated private pilot made an instrument approach in IMC and landed on the wrong parallel runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 291190 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199412 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dsm |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 2800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dsm tower : dsm tower : dxr |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 160 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 291190 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed otm en route to dsm. ATIS was monitored en route and discovered that dsm was reporting 300 ft overcast, 1 mi visibility, and light fog. It was determined that the fuel on board was insufficient to return to otm. Dsm had the only ILS approach within safe fuel range and although I'm not IFR rated, I am in IFR training. An IFR clearance was granted for runway 31R, the localizer was intercepted and the approach was underway. I was a little off the localizer but on GS at the decision ht. The runway was spotted and the landing was without incident. Unknown at the time, the runway I spotted and landed on was runway 31L instead of runway 31R. In retrospect, the appropriate actions to avoid this situation would be getting current WX before departing otm and/or monitoring ATIS when airborne.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NON INST RATED PVT PLT MADE AN INST APCH IN IMC AND LANDED ON THE WRONG PARALLEL RWY.
Narrative: DEPARTED OTM ENRTE TO DSM. ATIS WAS MONITORED ENRTE AND DISCOVERED THAT DSM WAS RPTING 300 FT OVCST, 1 MI VISIBILITY, AND LIGHT FOG. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL ON BOARD WAS INSUFFICIENT TO RETURN TO OTM. DSM HAD THE ONLY ILS APCH WITHIN SAFE FUEL RANGE AND ALTHOUGH I'M NOT IFR RATED, I AM IN IFR TRAINING. AN IFR CLRNC WAS GRANTED FOR RWY 31R, THE LOC WAS INTERCEPTED AND THE APCH WAS UNDERWAY. I WAS A LITTLE OFF THE LOC BUT ON GS AT THE DECISION HT. THE RWY WAS SPOTTED AND THE LNDG WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. UNKNOWN AT THE TIME, THE RWY I SPOTTED AND LANDED ON WAS RWY 31L INSTEAD OF RWY 31R. IN RETROSPECT, THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO AVOID THIS SIT WOULD BE GETTING CURRENT WX BEFORE DEPARTING OTM AND/OR MONITORING ATIS WHEN AIRBORNE.
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.