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A PA46 single pilot landed on the wrong runway at bdr after becoming confused by the glare created by rain on runway 29.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 616576 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bdr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2568 flight time type : 1410 |
| ASRS Report | 616576 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was descending through an overcast layer, picking up moderate ice when we broke out. We had the airport in sight and were cleared for the visual approach. It was raining. One runway was standing out with a glare created by the rain and some sunlight breaking through the overcast. I was cleared to land on runway 24 and locked in on the one clearly visible runway. The only problem was that runway was runway 29. I landed on the wrong runway . The airport was bdr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA46 SINGLE PLT LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY AT BDR AFTER BECOMING CONFUSED BY THE GLARE CREATED BY RAIN ON RWY 29.
Narrative: I WAS DSNDING THROUGH AN OVCST LAYER, PICKING UP MODERATE ICE WHEN WE BROKE OUT. WE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT AND WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH. IT WAS RAINING. ONE RWY WAS STANDING OUT WITH A GLARE CREATED BY THE RAIN AND SOME SUNLIGHT BREAKING THROUGH THE OVCST. I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 24 AND LOCKED IN ON THE ONE CLRLY VISIBLE RWY. THE ONLY PROB WAS THAT RWY WAS RWY 29. I LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY . THE ARPT WAS BDR.
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.