Atx cargo pilot of a C310 landed on the wrong parallel runway at night. Tower said no conflict.

Attributes
ACN	404800
Time
Date	199806
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
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	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	404800
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 other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approaching dal I was cleared to land on runway 31R but was kept about 2000 ft AGL until a 2-3 mi final by the controller. I requested and was given a 360 degree turn to lose altitude (to the right). On completion of the turn I lined up and landed on runway 31L instead of runway 31R (parallel runway). The controller (tower) indicated that the incident was 'no biggie' and did not want me to call the tower. I feel that nighttime and unfamiliarity with the airport contributed to the mistake. Conditions were VFR and there was no other traffic for either runway at the time. This was completely inadvertent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX CARGO PLT OF A C310 LANDED ON THE WRONG PARALLEL RWY AT NIGHT. TWR SAID NO CONFLICT.

Narrative: APCHING DAL I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 31R BUT WAS KEPT ABOUT 2000 FT AGL UNTIL A 2-3 MI FINAL BY THE CTLR. I REQUESTED AND WAS GIVEN A 360 DEG TURN TO LOSE ALT (TO THE R). ON COMPLETION OF THE TURN I LINED UP AND LANDED ON RWY 31L INSTEAD OF RWY 31R (PARALLEL RWY). THE CTLR (TWR) INDICATED THAT THE INCIDENT WAS 'NO BIGGIE' AND DID NOT WANT ME TO CALL THE TWR. I FEEL THAT NIGHTTIME AND UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE ARPT CONTRIBUTED TO THE MISTAKE. CONDITIONS WERE VFR AND THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC FOR EITHER RWY AT THE TIME. THIS WAS COMPLETELY INADVERTENT.

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.