C152 disputes landing on parallel runway instead of cleared runway.

Attributes
ACN	437008
Time
Date	199905
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 56 flight time total : 377 flight time type : 37
ASRS Report	437008
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : visual other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

On may/xa/99, I was flying C152 inbound to sat from the southeast. Approach vectored me for landing to the southeast. After being handed off to sat tower, tower (I believe) cleared me to land on runway 12R. I read back, 'cleared to land runway 12R.' after landing, sat tower informed me that I was cleared for runway 12L. This was a communication misunderstanding. Safety was not compromised. I have flown out of sat for 4-5 yrs. I have logged over 350 hours out of sat, and I know the difference between runway 12R and runway 12L. I believe communication vigilance must be maintained by all parties.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 DISPUTES LNDG ON PARALLEL RWY INSTEAD OF CLRED RWY.

Narrative: ON MAY/XA/99, I WAS FLYING C152 INBOUND TO SAT FROM THE SE. APCH VECTORED ME FOR LNDG TO THE SE. AFTER BEING HANDED OFF TO SAT TWR, TWR (I BELIEVE) CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 12R. I READ BACK, 'CLRED TO LAND RWY 12R.' AFTER LNDG, SAT TWR INFORMED ME THAT I WAS CLRED FOR RWY 12L. THIS WAS A COM MISUNDERSTANDING. SAFETY WAS NOT COMPROMISED. I HAVE FLOWN OUT OF SAT FOR 4-5 YRS. I HAVE LOGGED OVER 350 HRS OUT OF SAT, AND I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BTWN RWY 12R AND RWY 12L. I BELIEVE COM VIGILANCE MUST BE MAINTAINED BY ALL PARTIES.

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.