Private pilot of an small aircraft sel turned final to the wrong parallel runway resulting in ATC intervention alert and sending reporter around just prior to landing touchdown.

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Attributes
ACN	372250
Time
Date	199706
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 25 agl bound upper : 25
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pdx
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1000
ASRS Report	372250
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

IFR flight plan to pdx from rno. Approach suggested that I cancel to VFR with flight following as I approached the field to avoid 'getting in line behind the jets.' I agreed. I was instructed to cross midfield (heading north) and enter downwind for the 'north runway' runway 16R. Turning back to final, I lost sight of runway 16R and rolled out with runway 16L in my sights. Before touchdown, I heard tower announce that runway 16L would be closing momentarily, and this was followed by the statement, 'runway 16L is now closed.' before touchdown, tower called for me to 'go around' and land on runway 16R as instructed. No conflicts ensued. Example of complacency after a long day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL TURNED FINAL TO THE WRONG PARALLEL RWY RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION ALERT AND SENDING RPTR AROUND JUST PRIOR TO LNDG TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: IFR FLT PLAN TO PDX FROM RNO. APCH SUGGESTED THAT I CANCEL TO VFR WITH FLT FOLLOWING AS I APCHED THE FIELD TO AVOID 'GETTING IN LINE BEHIND THE JETS.' I AGREED. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CROSS MIDFIELD (HDG N) AND ENTER DOWNWIND FOR THE 'N RWY' RWY 16R. TURNING BACK TO FINAL, I LOST SIGHT OF RWY 16R AND ROLLED OUT WITH RWY 16L IN MY SIGHTS. BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, I HEARD TWR ANNOUNCE THAT RWY 16L WOULD BE CLOSING MOMENTARILY, AND THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE STATEMENT, 'RWY 16L IS NOW CLOSED.' BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, TWR CALLED FOR ME TO 'GAR' AND LAND ON RWY 16R AS INSTRUCTED. NO CONFLICTS ENSUED. EXAMPLE OF COMPLACENCY AFTER A LONG DAY.

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.