Wrong runway landing by a pilot of a piper PA28-161.

Attributes
ACN	339960
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hef
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 380
ASRS Report	339960
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 controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing on runway 16R, manassas tower informed me that I landed on the wrong runway, the controller stated I was cleared to land on runway 16L. However, I thought I was cleared to land on runway 16R. Apparently there was some confusion involved. In my opinion, this type of error can be avoided if the tower can warn me prior to touchdown, but there was no communication until rollout phase, which is too late. Perhaps if the tower or the pilot can repeat the landing clearance on the base leg (in a traffic pattern), this type of confusion can be avoided.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG RWY LNDG BY A PLT OF A PIPER PA28-161.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 16R, MANASSAS TWR INFORMED ME THAT I LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY, THE CTLR STATED I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 16L. HOWEVER, I THOUGHT I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 16R. APPARENTLY THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION INVOLVED. IN MY OPINION, THIS TYPE OF ERROR CAN BE AVOIDED IF THE TWR CAN WARN ME PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, BUT THERE WAS NO COM UNTIL ROLLOUT PHASE, WHICH IS TOO LATE. PERHAPS IF THE TWR OR THE PLT CAN REPEAT THE LNDG CLRNC ON THE BASE LEG (IN A TFC PATTERN), THIS TYPE OF CONFUSION CAN BE AVOIDED.

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.