Narrative:

Shot approach to runway 2L and landed on runway 2L rather than runway 2C, which we were cleared for approach and landing. Approach control told us to expect runway 2C. We briefed the approach for runway 2C. First officer to fly and land, captain to monitor approach on HUD (hgs). On vector to final, first officer put ILS frequency for runway 2L into his NAVAID. Captain stayed on VOR frequency to provide DME. I was also concerned about 2 TCASII targets that seemed relatively close (behind us). Approach control cleared us to shoot the runway 2C approach, caution for large flock of birds. I ensured radar was on to assist with WX and possibly bird avoidance. Approaching GS intercept, I placed the frequency into captain's ILS navigation, to match the frequency being used to fly the approach by the first officer. My critical mistake was to not identify the ILS frequency. Although I was as distraction by TCASII, birds and WX, I neglected to xchk ILS frequency identify the frequency. We broke out about 500 ft AGL and landed on the only runway that was straight ahead and in sight. Upon touchdown, I realized we were on runway 2L instead of runway 2C. I reported it to the tower for safety sake. Tower said they knew and no problem. I called tower on the telephone. They said the approachs to runway 2C and 2L are too close to notice if aircraft aligned with wrong runway. They did see us visually, upon breakout of the WX, and decided to let us land because no conflict existed. The tower said they were planning no action and it was a non-issue. The bna tower made the conscious decision to let us land rather than issue a go around. Lessons learned: distrs interfered with performing my job, by me not identing correct ILS frequency. Entire event would not have occurred if I had performed my job safely. I wish bna tower could have monitored our approach better. Supplemental information from acn 537412: briefed instrument approach for runway 2C at bna, but flew and landed on runway 2L. Failed to put in correct ILS frequency for the proper runway. Corrective action: doublechk ILS frequency with approach plate and do a better job tuning and identing the proper frequency.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 CREW, ON APCH TO BNA, LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: SHOT APCH TO RWY 2L AND LANDED ON RWY 2L RATHER THAN RWY 2C, WHICH WE WERE CLRED FOR APCH AND LNDG. APCH CTL TOLD US TO EXPECT RWY 2C. WE BRIEFED THE APCH FOR RWY 2C. FO TO FLY AND LAND, CAPT TO MONITOR APCH ON HUD (HGS). ON VECTOR TO FINAL, FO PUT ILS FREQ FOR RWY 2L INTO HIS NAVAID. CAPT STAYED ON VOR FREQ TO PROVIDE DME. I WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT 2 TCASII TARGETS THAT SEEMED RELATIVELY CLOSE (BEHIND US). APCH CTL CLRED US TO SHOOT THE RWY 2C APCH, CAUTION FOR LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS. I ENSURED RADAR WAS ON TO ASSIST WITH WX AND POSSIBLY BIRD AVOIDANCE. APCHING GS INTERCEPT, I PLACED THE FREQ INTO CAPT'S ILS NAV, TO MATCH THE FREQ BEING USED TO FLY THE APCH BY THE FO. MY CRITICAL MISTAKE WAS TO NOT IDENT THE ILS FREQ. ALTHOUGH I WAS AS DISTR BY TCASII, BIRDS AND WX, I NEGLECTED TO XCHK ILS FREQ IDENT THE FREQ. WE BROKE OUT ABOUT 500 FT AGL AND LANDED ON THE ONLY RWY THAT WAS STRAIGHT AHEAD AND IN SIGHT. UPON TOUCHDOWN, I REALIZED WE WERE ON RWY 2L INSTEAD OF RWY 2C. I RPTED IT TO THE TWR FOR SAFETY SAKE. TWR SAID THEY KNEW AND NO PROB. I CALLED TWR ON THE TELEPHONE. THEY SAID THE APCHS TO RWY 2C AND 2L ARE TOO CLOSE TO NOTICE IF ACFT ALIGNED WITH WRONG RWY. THEY DID SEE US VISUALLY, UPON BREAKOUT OF THE WX, AND DECIDED TO LET US LAND BECAUSE NO CONFLICT EXISTED. THE TWR SAID THEY WERE PLANNING NO ACTION AND IT WAS A NON-ISSUE. THE BNA TWR MADE THE CONSCIOUS DECISION TO LET US LAND RATHER THAN ISSUE A GAR. LESSONS LEARNED: DISTRS INTERFERED WITH PERFORMING MY JOB, BY ME NOT IDENTING CORRECT ILS FREQ. ENTIRE EVENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF I HAD PERFORMED MY JOB SAFELY. I WISH BNA TWR COULD HAVE MONITORED OUR APCH BETTER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 537412: BRIEFED INST APCH FOR RWY 2C AT BNA, BUT FLEW AND LANDED ON RWY 2L. FAILED TO PUT IN CORRECT ILS FREQ FOR THE PROPER RWY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DOUBLECHK ILS FREQ WITH APCH PLATE AND DO A BETTER JOB TUNING AND IDENTING THE PROPER FREQ.

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.