Pilot making approach to runway 8 at iah with circle to land runway 15L, lands on runway 15R instead...

Attributes
ACN	437602
Time
Date	199905
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 2530 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	437602
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared for visual approach to runway 8 and approximately 2-4 mi from the airport I was asked if I wanted runway 15L. I said yes and was cleared to land runway 15L. Previous trips to iah in this same scenario had ended in a landing on runway 15R (the shorter runway). I landed on runway 15R as I had done many times previous and upon rollout, realized I was on the wrong runway. Iah tower did not acknowledge the mistake. Complacency from previous flts lulled me into landing as usual and not considering my landing instructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT MAKING APCH TO RWY 8 AT IAH WITH CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 15L, LANDS ON RWY 15R INSTEAD.

Narrative: CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 8 AND APPROX 2-4 MI FROM THE ARPT I WAS ASKED IF I WANTED RWY 15L. I SAID YES AND WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 15L. PREVIOUS TRIPS TO IAH IN THIS SAME SCENARIO HAD ENDED IN A LNDG ON RWY 15R (THE SHORTER RWY). I LANDED ON RWY 15R AS I HAD DONE MANY TIMES PREVIOUS AND UPON ROLLOUT, REALIZED I WAS ON THE WRONG RWY. IAH TWR DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE MISTAKE. COMPLACENCY FROM PREVIOUS FLTS LULLED ME INTO LNDG AS USUAL AND NOT CONSIDERING MY LNDG INSTRUCTIONS.

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.