C182 pilot becomes distraction by passenger medical condition and lands on wrong runway at dfw. Furt...

Attributes
ACN	592829
Time
Date	200309
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dal.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : taxi
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon tower : dal.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 1490 flight time type : 390
ASRS Report	592829
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying for an event for disadvantaged children and their parents. We were using runway 13L for the event and the parallel runway (runway 13R) was in use by all other traffic, including air carrier's. During my transition from left base to final, I became distraction by the child in the right front seat who began to show signs of difficulty with her breathing. I became involved with holding her head back to try and restore her breathing. During the distraction, I overshot runway 13L and lined up for final on runway 13R by mistake. The tower asked me to confirm that I was cleared to land runway 13L, which I confirmed. During short final, it finally registered that I was landing on the wrong runway. The tower instructed me to clear the runway quickly because there was a B737 about 1/2 - 3/4 mi out on final approach to runway 13R. I landed and cleared the runway using a high speed taxiway. The B737 executed a normal landing without having to go around. I was then cleared by ground control to taxi to hold short of runway 13L, which I did. I was then cleared to cross runway 13L and became disoriented and used the incorrect taxiway on the other side of the runway. During this time, I was still involved holding the child's head so she could breathe without difficulty. Her father was helping from the back seat, directly behind the child. We taxied to parking without further incident. Prior to the flight during the passenger briefing, there were no difficulties noted with the child's position in the seat. During the flight she slipped forward in the seat and it was this new position that caused the difficulty with her breathing during the critical landing phase. Her father spoke passable english, but her mother only spoke spanish. This communication difficulty probably contributed to my not understanding as much about the child's disability as I should have prior to departing the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT BECOMES DISTR BY PAX MEDICAL CONDITION AND LANDS ON WRONG RWY AT DFW. FURTHER DISORIENTATION LEADS TO TXWY INCURSION WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING FOR AN EVENT FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. WE WERE USING RWY 13L FOR THE EVENT AND THE PARALLEL RWY (RWY 13R) WAS IN USE BY ALL OTHER TFC, INCLUDING ACR'S. DURING MY TRANSITION FROM L BASE TO FINAL, I BECAME DISTR BY THE CHILD IN THE R FRONT SEAT WHO BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF DIFFICULTY WITH HER BREATHING. I BECAME INVOLVED WITH HOLDING HER HEAD BACK TO TRY AND RESTORE HER BREATHING. DURING THE DISTR, I OVERSHOT RWY 13L AND LINED UP FOR FINAL ON RWY 13R BY MISTAKE. THE TWR ASKED ME TO CONFIRM THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 13L, WHICH I CONFIRMED. DURING SHORT FINAL, IT FINALLY REGISTERED THAT I WAS LNDG ON THE WRONG RWY. THE TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO CLR THE RWY QUICKLY BECAUSE THERE WAS A B737 ABOUT 1/2 - 3/4 MI OUT ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 13R. I LANDED AND CLRED THE RWY USING A HIGH SPD TXWY. THE B737 EXECUTED A NORMAL LNDG WITHOUT HAVING TO GO AROUND. I WAS THEN CLRED BY GND CTL TO TAXI TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 13L, WHICH I DID. I WAS THEN CLRED TO CROSS RWY 13L AND BECAME DISORIENTED AND USED THE INCORRECT TXWY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RWY. DURING THIS TIME, I WAS STILL INVOLVED HOLDING THE CHILD'S HEAD SO SHE COULD BREATHE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. HER FATHER WAS HELPING FROM THE BACK SEAT, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CHILD. WE TAXIED TO PARKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PRIOR TO THE FLT DURING THE PAX BRIEFING, THERE WERE NO DIFFICULTIES NOTED WITH THE CHILD'S POS IN THE SEAT. DURING THE FLT SHE SLIPPED FORWARD IN THE SEAT AND IT WAS THIS NEW POS THAT CAUSED THE DIFFICULTY WITH HER BREATHING DURING THE CRITICAL LNDG PHASE. HER FATHER SPOKE PASSABLE ENGLISH, BUT HER MOTHER ONLY SPOKE SPANISH. THIS COM DIFFICULTY PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO MY NOT UNDERSTANDING AS MUCH ABOUT THE CHILD'S DISABILITY AS I SHOULD HAVE PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE ARPT.

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.

C182 pilot becomes distraction by passenger medical condition and lands on wrong runway at dfw. Further disorientation leads to taxiway incursion while taxiing to ramp.