A PA28-181 commercial pilot lands on runway 4 after being cleared to land on runway 32 at cmi, il.

Attributes
ACN	449180
Time
Date	199909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmi.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cmi.tracon tower : cmi.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	449180
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was cleared to land on runway 32, landed runway 4. Approach vectored to land, we were lined up with runway 4. We were cleared to land. We mistook 'cleared 32' for 32 degree heading and landed runway 4. Tower advised he allowed us to continue due to light winds and lack of other traffic. A review of headings is in order.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28-181 COMMERCIAL PLT LANDS ON RWY 4 AFTER BEING CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 32 AT CMI, IL.

Narrative: WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 32, LANDED RWY 4. APCH VECTORED TO LAND, WE WERE LINED UP WITH RWY 4. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. WE MISTOOK 'CLRED 32' FOR 32 DEG HDG AND LANDED RWY 4. TWR ADVISED HE ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE DUE TO LIGHT WINDS AND LACK OF OTHER TFC. A REVIEW OF HDGS IS IN ORDER.

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.