Aircraft landed on wrong runway at fcm.

Attributes
ACN	616155
Time
Date	200405
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fcm.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fcm.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13.8 flight time total : 123.8 flight time type : 123.8
ASRS Report	616155
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was instructed by ATC at flying cloud to land on runway 28R. I lined up and landed on runway 28L. There was no traffic in the pattern for runway 28L, so no one had to take evasive action. The flight leading up to the runway incursion was difficult as I was attempting to follow a GPS that I was unfamiliar with. The GPS was working properly, but I was reading the information incorrectly. This got me off course and somewhat disoriented. As I approached the field, after getting back on course, I believe that ATC changed my runway from runway 28L to runway 28R and I responded but did not mentally make the change and, therefore, landed on the wrong runway. Contributing factors: initial disorientation from being off course. Change in runway assignment. Not thinking through the ATC instructions and not writing down the runway assignment. Corrective action: listen carefully and write down the runway assignment. Maintain presence of mind and composure. Human performance considerations: in my mental approach planning, I locked on to one vision of the airport and did not adjust when the runway assignment was changed. Being a relatively new pilot was also, I think, a contributing factor, although all of my flying has been done out of flying cloud.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT LANDED ON WRONG RWY AT FCM.

Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC AT FLYING CLOUD TO LAND ON RWY 28R. I LINED UP AND LANDED ON RWY 28L. THERE WAS NO TFC IN THE PATTERN FOR RWY 28L, SO NO ONE HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE FLT LEADING UP TO THE RWY INCURSION WAS DIFFICULT AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW A GPS THAT I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH. THE GPS WAS WORKING PROPERLY, BUT I WAS READING THE INFO INCORRECTLY. THIS GOT ME OFF COURSE AND SOMEWHAT DISORIENTED. AS I APCHED THE FIELD, AFTER GETTING BACK ON COURSE, I BELIEVE THAT ATC CHANGED MY RWY FROM RWY 28L TO RWY 28R AND I RESPONDED BUT DID NOT MENTALLY MAKE THE CHANGE AND, THEREFORE, LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: INITIAL DISORIENTATION FROM BEING OFF COURSE. CHANGE IN RWY ASSIGNMENT. NOT THINKING THROUGH THE ATC INSTRUCTIONS AND NOT WRITING DOWN THE RWY ASSIGNMENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: LISTEN CAREFULLY AND WRITE DOWN THE RWY ASSIGNMENT. MAINTAIN PRESENCE OF MIND AND COMPOSURE. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: IN MY MENTAL APCH PLANNING, I LOCKED ON TO ONE VISION OF THE ARPT AND DID NOT ADJUST WHEN THE RWY ASSIGNMENT WAS CHANGED. BEING A RELATIVELY NEW PLT WAS ALSO, I THINK, A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, ALTHOUGH ALL OF MY FLYING HAS BEEN DONE OUT OF FLYING CLOUD.

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.