Narrative:

I was landing at bna at approximately XA00Z. Although I had landed at bna several times, this was my first night landing there. The WX was MVFR even though visual approachs were being conducted on runway 20L&right. I was monitoring ATIS about 50 mi out. ATIS information reported ceilings at 3200 ft and 4 SM visibility with lndgs and departures on runway 20L&right. While with bna approach, an air carrier pilot complained about too tight a turn for the visual given the visibility. The controller apologized and then vectored him for the ILS stating the visibility must be going down. I concur because while I was being vectored at 3000 ft, I noticed a thin scattered layer below me. As I was about to mention this to the controller, I spotted the airport. The approach controller had asked me earlier if I was familiar with the airport and I responded 'somewhat.' after I reported the field in sight, I was cleared for runway 20C and advised to 'go to the tower.' the tower cleared me to land on runway 20C and advised me of traffic landing on runway 20L, which I spotted. As I was approaching the airport, I saw what I thought were runway lights off to my right and another runway with approach lights to the left which I mistook for runway 20C. As I was on final approach, the tower cleared an air carrier flight for takeoff on runway 20R. The alert air carrier first officer noticed I was landing on runway 20R and advised the tower. I was just over the threshold when I realized I was not on runway 20C. This occurrence could have been avoided if I had studied the airport diagram carefully to notice that runway 20C does not have approach lighting, but reils. Also, I believe the tower should have been aware of my position. Contributing factors were my personal fatigue and somewhat limited visibility.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO BNA, A LESS THAN FULLY FAMILIAR GA PLT APCHS AND LANDS ON THE WRONG RWY. TFC CONFLICT WAS PREVENTED BY ALERT CREW OF AN ACFT HOLDING, BUT CLRED FOR TKOF ON THAT RWY.

Narrative: I WAS LNDG AT BNA AT APPROX XA00Z. ALTHOUGH I HAD LANDED AT BNA SEVERAL TIMES, THIS WAS MY FIRST NIGHT LNDG THERE. THE WX WAS MVFR EVEN THOUGH VISUAL APCHS WERE BEING CONDUCTED ON RWY 20L&R. I WAS MONITORING ATIS ABOUT 50 MI OUT. ATIS INFO RPTED CEILINGS AT 3200 FT AND 4 SM VISIBILITY WITH LNDGS AND DEPS ON RWY 20L&R. WHILE WITH BNA APCH, AN ACR PLT COMPLAINED ABOUT TOO TIGHT A TURN FOR THE VISUAL GIVEN THE VISIBILITY. THE CTLR APOLOGIZED AND THEN VECTORED HIM FOR THE ILS STATING THE VISIBILITY MUST BE GOING DOWN. I CONCUR BECAUSE WHILE I WAS BEING VECTORED AT 3000 FT, I NOTICED A THIN SCATTERED LAYER BELOW ME. AS I WAS ABOUT TO MENTION THIS TO THE CTLR, I SPOTTED THE ARPT. THE APCH CTLR HAD ASKED ME EARLIER IF I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT AND I RESPONDED 'SOMEWHAT.' AFTER I RPTED THE FIELD IN SIGHT, I WAS CLRED FOR RWY 20C AND ADVISED TO 'GO TO THE TWR.' THE TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 20C AND ADVISED ME OF TFC LNDG ON RWY 20L, WHICH I SPOTTED. AS I WAS APCHING THE ARPT, I SAW WHAT I THOUGHT WERE RWY LIGHTS OFF TO MY R AND ANOTHER RWY WITH APCH LIGHTS TO THE L WHICH I MISTOOK FOR RWY 20C. AS I WAS ON FINAL APCH, THE TWR CLRED AN ACR FLT FOR TKOF ON RWY 20R. THE ALERT ACR FO NOTICED I WAS LNDG ON RWY 20R AND ADVISED THE TWR. I WAS JUST OVER THE THRESHOLD WHEN I REALIZED I WAS NOT ON RWY 20C. THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD STUDIED THE ARPT DIAGRAM CAREFULLY TO NOTICE THAT RWY 20C DOES NOT HAVE APCH LIGHTING, BUT REILS. ALSO, I BELIEVE THE TWR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF MY POS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE MY PERSONAL FATIGUE AND SOMEWHAT LIMITED VISIBILITY.

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.