<< >> NASA ASRS Report 415080, September 1998

Pilot of a cessna caravan 208 (C208) landed on the wrong parallel runway after making an ILS approach to minimums. He believes that his localizer indicator was in error. He noticed his mistake during landing rollout.

Attributes
ACN	415080
Time
Date	199809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lrd
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
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 : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	415080
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was cleared to land on ILS runway 17R. At decision ht (with course alignment) I saw the runway and landed. On landing roll, I noticed I landed on the parallel runway 17L. I then had my vors tuned and readjusted by a mechanic. Probable cause was lack of precision in my instrumentation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A CESSNA CARAVAN 208 (C208) LANDED ON THE WRONG PARALLEL RWY AFTER MAKING AN ILS APCH TO MINIMUMS. HE BELIEVES THAT HIS LOC INDICATOR WAS IN ERROR. HE NOTICED HIS MISTAKE DURING LNDG ROLLOUT.

Narrative: WAS CLRED TO LAND ON ILS RWY 17R. AT DECISION HT (WITH COURSE ALIGNMENT) I SAW THE RWY AND LANDED. ON LNDG ROLL, I NOTICED I LANDED ON THE PARALLEL RWY 17L. I THEN HAD MY VORS TUNED AND READJUSTED BY A MECH. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS LACK OF PRECISION IN MY INSTRUMENTATION.

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.