M20P pilot landed on the wrong runway at ipt.

Attributes
ACN	518076
Time
Date	200107
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ipt.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 J (201)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 470 flight time type : 24
ASRS Report	518076
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approaching airport from the east, light turbulence below a cumulus deck at 4000 ft AGL, 'make straight-in to runway 27' and 'cleared to land, #2 after aircraft on tight right base, runway 27.' 'aircraft in sight, cleared to land runway 27.' limited time in type (17 hours, at the time) and in complex (23 hours). Concentrating on prelndg check. Saw the runway ahead, slightly to my left, parallel to ridge and river. Saw aircraft apparently perpendicular to my track, 'on tight right base' about 3 mi ahead. I did not see that aircraft land. Short final: gear down, flaps down, engine near idle...and the number '30' beneath my nose on the runway, which was completely empty. Seconds from touchdown, do I go around or land on the wrong runway? At that moment, it seemed safer to land. As soon as I stopped, I radioed: 'tower, I landed on the wrong runway.' response, 'yeah, I know,' and once clear, 'what happened?' 'I lined up and fixated on the wrong wy, and didn't review the airport diagram.' 'if the compass says '30' you're not lined up with runway '27.' 'yes sir, you're absolutely right.' so from now on, I'll review the runway diagram, or the pattern on the sectional, and you'd better believe I'll confirm my heading against the expected runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: M20P PLT LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY AT IPT.

Narrative: APCHING ARPT FROM THE E, LIGHT TURB BELOW A CUMULUS DECK AT 4000 FT AGL, 'MAKE STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 27' AND 'CLRED TO LAND, #2 AFTER ACFT ON TIGHT R BASE, RWY 27.' 'ACFT IN SIGHT, CLRED TO LAND RWY 27.' LIMITED TIME IN TYPE (17 HRS, AT THE TIME) AND IN COMPLEX (23 HRS). CONCENTRATING ON PRELNDG CHK. SAW THE RWY AHEAD, SLIGHTLY TO MY L, PARALLEL TO RIDGE AND RIVER. SAW ACFT APPARENTLY PERPENDICULAR TO MY TRACK, 'ON TIGHT R BASE' ABOUT 3 MI AHEAD. I DID NOT SEE THAT ACFT LAND. SHORT FINAL: GEAR DOWN, FLAPS DOWN, ENG NEAR IDLE...AND THE NUMBER '30' BENEATH MY NOSE ON THE RWY, WHICH WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. SECONDS FROM TOUCHDOWN, DO I GO AROUND OR LAND ON THE WRONG RWY? AT THAT MOMENT, IT SEEMED SAFER TO LAND. AS SOON AS I STOPPED, I RADIOED: 'TWR, I LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY.' RESPONSE, 'YEAH, I KNOW,' AND ONCE CLR, 'WHAT HAPPENED?' 'I LINED UP AND FIXATED ON THE WRONG WY, AND DIDN'T REVIEW THE ARPT DIAGRAM.' 'IF THE COMPASS SAYS '30' YOU'RE NOT LINED UP WITH RWY '27.' 'YES SIR, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.' SO FROM NOW ON, I'LL REVIEW THE RWY DIAGRAM, OR THE PATTERN ON THE SECTIONAL, AND YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE I'LL CONFIRM MY HDG AGAINST THE EXPECTED RWY.

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.