Pilot becomes distraction and lands on wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	546680
Time
Date	200205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 60
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	546680
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At iah, I was cleared for a visual approach to runway 15L. As lights on runway 15R were at their absolute highest, I focused on landing on that runway. The lights actually overpowered all others in the area by far. So I set up my visual approach to that runway well out, 7+ mi, as it was truly the only one in sight. It was dark. Prior to landing, tower told me to roll to the end and off at the company which would be taxiway wm. I made a normal visual approach and touchdown. I was well into my rollout when the tower advised me I had landed on runway 15R, a closed runway. Aside from the humility of it all, I am happy the runway was clear of objects. Later discussion indicated the lights were full bright for operational testing. Had the tower only mentioned the lighted runway was being operationally tested and runway 15R was closed, I'm sure the incident would not have occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT BECOMES DISTR AND LANDS ON WRONG RWY.

Narrative: AT IAH, I WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 15L. AS LIGHTS ON RWY 15R WERE AT THEIR ABSOLUTE HIGHEST, I FOCUSED ON LNDG ON THAT RWY. THE LIGHTS ACTUALLY OVERPOWERED ALL OTHERS IN THE AREA BY FAR. SO I SET UP MY VISUAL APCH TO THAT RWY WELL OUT, 7+ MI, AS IT WAS TRULY THE ONLY ONE IN SIGHT. IT WAS DARK. PRIOR TO LNDG, TWR TOLD ME TO ROLL TO THE END AND OFF AT THE COMPANY WHICH WOULD BE TXWY WM. I MADE A NORMAL VISUAL APCH AND TOUCHDOWN. I WAS WELL INTO MY ROLLOUT WHEN THE TWR ADVISED ME I HAD LANDED ON RWY 15R, A CLOSED RWY. ASIDE FROM THE HUMILITY OF IT ALL, I AM HAPPY THE RWY WAS CLR OF OBJECTS. LATER DISCUSSION INDICATED THE LIGHTS WERE FULL BRIGHT FOR OPERATIONAL TESTING. HAD THE TWR ONLY MENTIONED THE LIGHTED RWY WAS BEING OPERATIONALLY TESTED AND RWY 15R WAS CLOSED, I'M SURE THE INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.

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.