Narrative:

While being vectored for an approach to runway 26 at iah, we reported airport in sight and received clearance for a visual approach to runway 26. We were established on the base when cleared for a visual to runway 26. As I was flying, I either looked at the wrong runway or delayed my turn too long and overshot the extended final to runway 26. As there is a runway 27 to the south, I looked for traffic on that runway and observed none. I did not fly any final for that runway but made a continuous right turn back for runway 26. In looking back, I can't say if I was distracted or observed the wrong runway or what. It had been a long day which may have contributed somewhat, but I just need to be more vigilant. The flight landed without incident and nothing was said. No traffic observed either.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ACFT ON APCH OVERSHOT LNDG RWY CTRLINE AND MAY HAVE ENCROACHED ON THE PATH OF ANOTHER CLOSE RWY.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN APCH TO RWY 26 AT IAH, WE RPTED ARPT IN SIGHT AND RECEIVED CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26. WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON THE BASE WHEN CLRED FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 26. AS I WAS FLYING, I EITHER LOOKED AT THE WRONG RWY OR DELAYED MY TURN TOO LONG AND OVERSHOT THE EXTENDED FINAL TO RWY 26. AS THERE IS A RWY 27 TO THE S, I LOOKED FOR TFC ON THAT RWY AND OBSERVED NONE. I DID NOT FLY ANY FINAL FOR THAT RWY BUT MADE A CONTINUOUS R TURN BACK FOR RWY 26. IN LOOKING BACK, I CAN'T SAY IF I WAS DISTRACTED OR OBSERVED THE WRONG RWY OR WHAT. IT HAD BEEN A LONG DAY WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED SOMEWHAT, BUT I JUST NEED TO BE MORE VIGILANT. THE FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NOTHING WAS SAID. NO TFC OBSERVED EITHER.

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.