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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel landed on the wrong runway at a class B airport at night due to becoming disoriented when approaching to land. Tower controller advised reporter of mistake just prior to touchdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389640 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 88 flight time type : 78 |
| ASRS Report | 389640 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The event occurred during my first flight to a class B primary and during my first night flight. I radioed to bwi tower that I could not find the runway. I was given vector 280 degrees. Tower contacted me with clearance to land on runway 33R and instructed me to maintain visual separation from approaching traffic. While giving way to the approaching aircraft, I lost sight of the airport. When I did see the runway. I set up for landing. It was just before touchdown that I heard ATC say that I was landing on the wrong runway. At that point, I realized my error but had no time to correct it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY AT A CLASS B ARPT AT NIGHT DUE TO BECOMING DISORIENTED WHEN APCHING TO LAND. TWR CTLR ADVISED RPTR OF MISTAKE JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.
Narrative: THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING MY FIRST FLT TO A CLASS B PRIMARY AND DURING MY FIRST NIGHT FLT. I RADIOED TO BWI TWR THAT I COULD NOT FIND THE RWY. I WAS GIVEN VECTOR 280 DEGS. TWR CONTACTED ME WITH CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 33R AND INSTRUCTED ME TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM APCHING TFC. WHILE GIVING WAY TO THE APCHING ACFT, I LOST SIGHT OF THE ARPT. WHEN I DID SEE THE RWY. I SET UP FOR LNDG. IT WAS JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THAT I HEARD ATC SAY THAT I WAS LNDG ON THE WRONG RWY. AT THAT POINT, I REALIZED MY ERROR BUT HAD NO TIME TO CORRECT IT.
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.