Narrative:

ZFW handed off to tul approach. Approach advised a 10 degree to the right heading change approximately 20 mi south of the field. Told to expect the visual runway 36L. After some mins, approach advised left turn to 350 degrees. 1-2 mins later, advised airport 12 O'clock and 10 mi. I have runway in sight and approach handed me off to the tower. I set up on a long straight-in for runway 36 and did not refer again to my commercial approach plate. Right seat passenger asked about lights beside runway (VASI). I landed, and on rollout realized I had landed on runway 36R. Tower advised to depart runway, remain on frequency and taxi to park. Neither I nor the tower acknowledged the transgression. Fatigue was by far the biggest factor. Distraction was a near second. Given the long full day, I was definitely tired. My right seat passenger was a first time in small plane. He had lots of questions and because of the beautiful clear night I did not adhere to my normal rule of no talking once on with approach. The vector from approach took me east of the field and my situational awareness waned. When vectored back toward the field, I set up on first runway in sight. Runway 36L has no instrument approach, runway 36R does. Had I tuned the runway 36R localizer I would have realized I was on the wrong approach. Had I kept a more diligent scan outside the airplane, I would have seen us pass both runways.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C421 PLT MISTAKENLY LANDS ON THE WRONG PARALLEL RWY DUE TO PAX DISTR DURING APCH, FATIGUE AND COMPLACENCY.

Narrative: ZFW HANDED OFF TO TUL APCH. APCH ADVISED A 10 DEG TO THE R HDG CHANGE APPROX 20 MI S OF THE FIELD. TOLD TO EXPECT THE VISUAL RWY 36L. AFTER SOME MINS, APCH ADVISED L TURN TO 350 DEGS. 1-2 MINS LATER, ADVISED ARPT 12 O'CLOCK AND 10 MI. I HAVE RWY IN SIGHT AND APCH HANDED ME OFF TO THE TWR. I SET UP ON A LONG STRAIGHT-IN FOR RWY 36 AND DID NOT REFER AGAIN TO MY COMMERCIAL APCH PLATE. R SEAT PAX ASKED ABOUT LIGHTS BESIDE RWY (VASI). I LANDED, AND ON ROLLOUT REALIZED I HAD LANDED ON RWY 36R. TWR ADVISED TO DEPART RWY, REMAIN ON FREQ AND TAXI TO PARK. NEITHER I NOR THE TWR ACKNOWLEDGED THE TRANSGRESSION. FATIGUE WAS BY FAR THE BIGGEST FACTOR. DISTR WAS A NEAR SECOND. GIVEN THE LONG FULL DAY, I WAS DEFINITELY TIRED. MY R SEAT PAX WAS A FIRST TIME IN SMALL PLANE. HE HAD LOTS OF QUESTIONS AND BECAUSE OF THE BEAUTIFUL CLR NIGHT I DID NOT ADHERE TO MY NORMAL RULE OF NO TALKING ONCE ON WITH APCH. THE VECTOR FROM APCH TOOK ME E OF THE FIELD AND MY SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WANED. WHEN VECTORED BACK TOWARD THE FIELD, I SET UP ON FIRST RWY IN SIGHT. RWY 36L HAS NO INST APCH, RWY 36R DOES. HAD I TUNED THE RWY 36R LOC I WOULD HAVE REALIZED I WAS ON THE WRONG APCH. HAD I KEPT A MORE DILIGENT SCAN OUTSIDE THE AIRPLANE, I WOULD HAVE SEEN US PASS BOTH RWYS.

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.