Narrative:

I was plting a military C182RG, transporting medical supplies from hanscom field bedford, ma (kbed, to new york, jfk, sometime after the attack on the world trade center. We were told we would do an ILS to runway 31L by ATC, but as we approached the airport on a right base to 31R, we were instructed to make a visual approach and asked if we could see the airport. Approximately 3 to 5 mi ahead at approximately 2 O'clock, we saw the runway with the strobe approach lights leading to the runway. We turned to the runway and descended to land. As we crossed the numbers, we saw that we were landing 31R not 31L. I started to go around, but my co-pilot, a cfii shouted, 'put it on the ground, land!' I proceeded to land rw 31R. Since I was PIC, I should have initiated a go around, and not been intimidated by my cfii co-pilot. Other factors: the tower at jfk had been abandoned because of the terrorist threat and were controlling from vehicles on the ground and likely would have advised us of our approach to the wrong runway had they been controling from the tower. Corrective action: follow the rules and execute responsibilities of the PIC. There was no evidence of runway lights on 31L that either I or my co-pilot could see!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT OF A CIVIL AIR PATROL C182RG LANDS ON THE WRONG RWY AT JFK, NY.

Narrative: I WAS PLTING A MIL C182RG, TRANSPORTING MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM HANSCOM FIELD BEDFORD, MA (KBED, TO NEW YORK, JFK, SOMETIME AFTER THE ATTACK ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD DO AN ILS TO RWY 31L BY ATC, BUT AS WE APCHED THE ARPT ON A R BASE TO 31R, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A VISUAL APCH AND ASKED IF WE COULD SEE THE ARPT. APPROX 3 TO 5 MI AHEAD AT APPROX 2 O'CLOCK, WE SAW THE RWY WITH THE STROBE APCH LIGHTS LEADING TO THE RWY. WE TURNED TO THE RWY AND DESCENDED TO LAND. AS WE CROSSED THE NUMBERS, WE SAW THAT WE WERE LANDING 31R NOT 31L. I STARTED TO GAR, BUT MY CO-PLT, A CFII SHOUTED, 'PUT IT ON THE GND, LAND!' I PROCEEDED TO LAND RW 31R. SINCE I WAS PIC, I SHOULD HAVE INITIATED A GAR, AND NOT BEEN INTIMIDATED BY MY CFII CO-PLT. OTHER FACTORS: THE TWR AT JFK HAD BEEN ABANDONED BECAUSE OF THE TERRORIST THREAT AND WERE CONTROLLING FROM VEHICLES ON THE GND AND LIKELY WOULD HAVE ADVISED US OF OUR APCH TO THE WRONG RWY HAD THEY BEEN CTLING FROM THE TWR. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOLLOW THE RULES AND EXECUTE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PIC. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF RWY LIGHTS ON 31L THAT EITHER I OR MY CO-PLT COULD SEE!

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.