A PA28 student pilot was disoriented and landed on an incorrect runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	637007
Time
Date	200411
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdg.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rdg.tower tracon : zbaa.tracon
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 42.2 flight time total : 80.4 flight time type : 80.4
ASRS Report	637007
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I am a student pilot who was on a cross country training flight. As I approached the field from the east, I was xferred from approach to tower. I was slightly disoriented regarding my position in the air in relationship to the layout of the runway. I was inbound for runway 36 and was asked if I would accept runway 31 instead. I agreed and proceeded to fly in the pattern was I thought I saw it. I admitted to ATC that I as somewhat disoriented and he told me to fly out on heading of 270 degrees to get back onto base. He was issuing instructions to me using the wrong call sign. Eventually, I asked him if he was referring to me, and he said he was. I was still slightly disoriented at this point and I believed I was or base for runway 31. I proceeded to land and turn off the runway at taxiway D. I contacted tower to ask how to close my VFR flight plan. At this time I was informed I had landed runway 13 instead of runway 31. At this point I was given taxi instruction to taxi via taxiway B and then taxiway a to runway 36. Tower said they had closed my flight plan and stated they would open my next one. I was then cleared for takeoff on runway 36 and went to my next destination. I would also like to add that as I turned off what I thought was runway 31, I stated I was a student pilot and again that I was disoriented when told I had in reality landed on runway 13.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 STUDENT PLT WAS DISORIENTED AND LANDED ON AN INCORRECT RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I AM A STUDENT PLT WHO WAS ON A XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT. AS I APCHED THE FIELD FROM THE E, I WAS XFERRED FROM APCH TO TWR. I WAS SLIGHTLY DISORIENTED REGARDING MY POS IN THE AIR IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAYOUT OF THE RWY. I WAS INBOUND FOR RWY 36 AND WAS ASKED IF I WOULD ACCEPT RWY 31 INSTEAD. I AGREED AND PROCEEDED TO FLY IN THE PATTERN WAS I THOUGHT I SAW IT. I ADMITTED TO ATC THAT I AS SOMEWHAT DISORIENTED AND HE TOLD ME TO FLY OUT ON HDG OF 270 DEGS TO GET BACK ONTO BASE. HE WAS ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS TO ME USING THE WRONG CALL SIGN. EVENTUALLY, I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS REFERRING TO ME, AND HE SAID HE WAS. I WAS STILL SLIGHTLY DISORIENTED AT THIS POINT AND I BELIEVED I WAS OR BASE FOR RWY 31. I PROCEEDED TO LAND AND TURN OFF THE RWY AT TXWY D. I CONTACTED TWR TO ASK HOW TO CLOSE MY VFR FLT PLAN. AT THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED I HAD LANDED RWY 13 INSTEAD OF RWY 31. AT THIS POINT I WAS GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTION TO TAXI VIA TXWY B AND THEN TXWY A TO RWY 36. TWR SAID THEY HAD CLOSED MY FLT PLAN AND STATED THEY WOULD OPEN MY NEXT ONE. I WAS THEN CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 36 AND WENT TO MY NEXT DEST. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT AS I TURNED OFF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RWY 31, I STATED I WAS A STUDENT PLT AND AGAIN THAT I WAS DISORIENTED WHEN TOLD I HAD IN REALITY LANDED ON RWY 13.

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.