A mooney pilot is distracted by being too high and fast and lands on wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	573170
Time
Date	200302
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
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
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	573170
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on an IFR flight plan landing at hnl. I was cleared for a visual approach to runway 4R which is a normal (trade wind) procedure. The winds and runway changed and I was told by ATC to expect runway 22L. I approached the airport, as directed by ATC, much higher than normal and not allowed to begin my descent until I was very close to the airport. I was cleared to land on runway 22L. However, the winds had not changed and I had a 10+ KT tailwind on final to the runway. I was high and fast and needed to reduce speed and altitude quickly. This need to reduce speed and altitude at the very last moments distracted me, by focusing my attention on reducing speed and altitude. I landed on runway 26R and immediately realized my mistake and exited that runway as soon as possible. There were no other aircraft waiting for departure, or on approach, to runway 26R. ATC was silent until I exited runway 26R. I did not endanger other aircraft because of this incursion. In the future, I will always set my autoplt 'heading bug' to the assigned runway, so as to confirm my intent to land on the correct runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MOONEY PLT IS DISTRACTED BY BEING TOO HIGH AND FAST AND LANDS ON WRONG RWY.

Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN LNDG AT HNL. I WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 4R WHICH IS A NORMAL (TRADE WIND) PROC. THE WINDS AND RWY CHANGED AND I WAS TOLD BY ATC TO EXPECT RWY 22L. I APCHED THE ARPT, AS DIRECTED BY ATC, MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND NOT ALLOWED TO BEGIN MY DSCNT UNTIL I WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE ARPT. I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 22L. HOWEVER, THE WINDS HAD NOT CHANGED AND I HAD A 10+ KT TAILWIND ON FINAL TO THE RWY. I WAS HIGH AND FAST AND NEEDED TO REDUCE SPD AND ALT QUICKLY. THIS NEED TO REDUCE SPD AND ALT AT THE VERY LAST MOMENTS DISTRACTED ME, BY FOCUSING MY ATTN ON REDUCING SPD AND ALT. I LANDED ON RWY 26R AND IMMEDIATELY REALIZED MY MISTAKE AND EXITED THAT RWY ASAP. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT WAITING FOR DEP, OR ON APCH, TO RWY 26R. ATC WAS SILENT UNTIL I EXITED RWY 26R. I DID NOT ENDANGER OTHER ACFT BECAUSE OF THIS INCURSION. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL ALWAYS SET MY AUTOPLT 'HEADING BUG' TO THE ASSIGNED RWY, SO AS TO CONFIRM MY INTENT TO LAND ON THE CORRECT 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.