Wrong runway approach landing in a night operation.

Attributes
ACN	299963
Time
Date	199503
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 2060 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	299963
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared for a visual approach runway 31R, I entered right downwind for runway 31R. I was cleared to land runway 31R and was keeping my speed up to make good time, but was not running late. I was turning right base for runway 31R and while putting approach flaps (15 degrees) in and gear down, I was ensuring I had 3 green lights for gear down and locked and by the time I looked up again, I must have already passed runway 31R and saw runway 31L, assuming it was runway 31R. I landed and then realized I had landed on the left runway. After clearing the runway, I only requested to taxi to the ramp. Tower said 'taxi to the ramp this frequency, have a good night.' I feel contributing factors were that I was about 30 KTS too fast on the base leg, therefore blowing past my cleared runway, and I failed to ensure my localizer needle was centered while on final approach. I had it tuned to runway 31R, but didn't look at it while mistakenly on final for runway 31L. I also failed to ensure that the runway numbers said runway 31R. I discovered I landed on the wrong runway during the landing roll-out when I was looking to the right for the FBO I park at, but only saw the airline terminal instead.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG RWY APCH LNDG IN A NIGHT OP.

Narrative: CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH RWY 31R, I ENTERED R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 31R. I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 31R AND WAS KEEPING MY SPD UP TO MAKE GOOD TIME, BUT WAS NOT RUNNING LATE. I WAS TURNING R BASE FOR RWY 31R AND WHILE PUTTING APCH FLAPS (15 DEGS) IN AND GEAR DOWN, I WAS ENSURING I HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS FOR GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND BY THE TIME I LOOKED UP AGAIN, I MUST HAVE ALREADY PASSED RWY 31R AND SAW RWY 31L, ASSUMING IT WAS RWY 31R. I LANDED AND THEN REALIZED I HAD LANDED ON THE L RWY. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, I ONLY REQUESTED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. TWR SAID 'TAXI TO THE RAMP THIS FREQ, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.' I FEEL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THAT I WAS ABOUT 30 KTS TOO FAST ON THE BASE LEG, THEREFORE BLOWING PAST MY CLRED RWY, AND I FAILED TO ENSURE MY LOC NEEDLE WAS CTRED WHILE ON FINAL APCH. I HAD IT TUNED TO RWY 31R, BUT DIDN'T LOOK AT IT WHILE MISTAKENLY ON FINAL FOR RWY 31L. I ALSO FAILED TO ENSURE THAT THE RWY NUMBERS SAID RWY 31R. I DISCOVERED I LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT WHEN I WAS LOOKING TO THE R FOR THE FBO I PARK AT, BUT ONLY SAW THE AIRLINE TERMINAL INSTEAD.

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.