M20P pilot executing VOR runway 20 approach landed on runway 16 at ric without ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	633106
Time
Date	200410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 F Executive 21
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	633106
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inbound, approximately 30 mi from the ric airport, I had selected the ILS runway 16 approach. Potomac approach approved and initiated vectors. I subsequently amended my request to the VOR 20 approach. Potomac approved the runway 20 approach. In hindsight, I can say that the ILS approach was adequately briefed and the VOR approach was not. I had made the VOR approach decision late. I successfully completed the approach segment and broke out in VMC. The tower operator asked if I had the runway and I responded only with my aircraft number. Neither the tower operator nor I articulated a runway number. I had both runways presented to me and I landed on runway 16, the wrong runway. The reasons for this occurrence are: 1) I had not briefed the VOR approach adequately and, I believe, was mentally 'up and locked' with the ILS runway 16, and 2) if either the tower operator or I had called a runway number I think I would have corrected my final approach segment and landed on the correct runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: M20P PLT EXECUTING VOR RWY 20 APCH LANDED ON RWY 16 AT RIC WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: INBOUND, APPROX 30 MI FROM THE RIC ARPT, I HAD SELECTED THE ILS RWY 16 APCH. POTOMAC APCH APPROVED AND INITIATED VECTORS. I SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED MY REQUEST TO THE VOR 20 APCH. POTOMAC APPROVED THE RWY 20 APCH. IN HINDSIGHT, I CAN SAY THAT THE ILS APCH WAS ADEQUATELY BRIEFED AND THE VOR APCH WAS NOT. I HAD MADE THE VOR APCH DECISION LATE. I SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE APCH SEGMENT AND BROKE OUT IN VMC. THE TWR OPERATOR ASKED IF I HAD THE RWY AND I RESPONDED ONLY WITH MY ACFT NUMBER. NEITHER THE TWR OPERATOR NOR I ARTICULATED A RWY NUMBER. I HAD BOTH RWYS PRESENTED TO ME AND I LANDED ON RWY 16, THE WRONG RWY. THE REASONS FOR THIS OCCURRENCE ARE: 1) I HAD NOT BRIEFED THE VOR APCH ADEQUATELY AND, I BELIEVE, WAS MENTALLY 'UP AND LOCKED' WITH THE ILS RWY 16, AND 2) IF EITHER THE TWR OPERATOR OR I HAD CALLED A RWY NUMBER I THINK I WOULD HAVE CORRECTED MY FINAL APCH SEGMENT AND LANDED 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.