An small aircraft pilot, on a visual approach to lbe, landed on the wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	548701
Time
Date	200205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbe.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	548701
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying VFR at 6500 ft, called lbe tower (palmer tower) and stated 'experimental' is 15 mi east. Tower responded to report a midfield crosswind entry for runway 23. I remember wondering why the tower instructed this approach. I was expecting a straight-in approach from the east. I contemplated on asking for either a straight-in or an overhead approach but decided to simply follow the initial tower instructions. Called tower when I was midfield, crosswind. Tower instructed to report when on downwind. As I reported 'on downwind,' tower complained that I had said I was 8 mi west on my initial contact. I did not want to argue and apologized if I was in error during my initial call. Tower cleared me to land on runway 23. As I turned from base to final, something did not feel right but eventually landed without incident. After landing, tower informed me that I had landed on the wrong runway, runway 21. Told tower it was not my day today.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT, ON A VISUAL APCH TO LBE, LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: FLYING VFR AT 6500 FT, CALLED LBE TWR (PALMER TWR) AND STATED 'EXPERIMENTAL' IS 15 MI E. TWR RESPONDED TO RPT A MIDFIELD XWIND ENTRY FOR RWY 23. I REMEMBER WONDERING WHY THE TWR INSTRUCTED THIS APCH. I WAS EXPECTING A STRAIGHT-IN APCH FROM THE E. I CONTEMPLATED ON ASKING FOR EITHER A STRAIGHT-IN OR AN OVERHEAD APCH BUT DECIDED TO SIMPLY FOLLOW THE INITIAL TWR INSTRUCTIONS. CALLED TWR WHEN I WAS MIDFIELD, XWIND. TWR INSTRUCTED TO RPT WHEN ON DOWNWIND. AS I RPTED 'ON DOWNWIND,' TWR COMPLAINED THAT I HAD SAID I WAS 8 MI W ON MY INITIAL CONTACT. I DID NOT WANT TO ARGUE AND APOLOGIZED IF I WAS IN ERROR DURING MY INITIAL CALL. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 23. AS I TURNED FROM BASE TO FINAL, SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT BUT EVENTUALLY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LNDG, TWR INFORMED ME THAT I HAD LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY, RWY 21. TOLD TWR IT WAS NOT MY DAY TODAY.

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.