C130H flight crew lands on the wrong runway at la darfa; uae.

Attributes
ACN	702296
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : omam.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	702296
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Cleared to fly to airport from 20 mi out. Airport has 2 runways -- runway 31L and runway 31R. We were cleared to a left downwind to runway 31R. We saw a runway and locked in on it visually. Tower cleared us to land on runway 31R. We landed on runway 31L. Tower could not see us until we were on the ground. Due to the poor visibility should have flown an instrument approach. The first officer was flying and overshot final. We could not see the other runway even during the overshoot. Our military-provided approach plates only show one runway on the airfield diagram. That and target fixation was the main cause for this incident. I will take more diligence in preflight planning and airfield layout study in the future. No other airplanes were active on the airfield during this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C130H FLT CREW LANDS ON THE WRONG RWY AT LA DARFA; UAE.

Narrative: CLRED TO FLY TO ARPT FROM 20 MI OUT. ARPT HAS 2 RWYS -- RWY 31L AND RWY 31R. WE WERE CLRED TO A L DOWNWIND TO RWY 31R. WE SAW A RWY AND LOCKED IN ON IT VISUALLY. TWR CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 31R. WE LANDED ON RWY 31L. TWR COULD NOT SEE US UNTIL WE WERE ON THE GND. DUE TO THE POOR VISIBILITY SHOULD HAVE FLOWN AN INST APCH. THE FO WAS FLYING AND OVERSHOT FINAL. WE COULD NOT SEE THE OTHER RWY EVEN DURING THE OVERSHOOT. OUR MIL-PROVIDED APCH PLATES ONLY SHOW ONE RWY ON THE AIRFIELD DIAGRAM. THAT AND TARGET FIXATION WAS THE MAIN CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT. I WILL TAKE MORE DILIGENCE IN PREFLT PLANNING AND AIRFIELD LAYOUT STUDY IN THE FUTURE. NO OTHER AIRPLANES WERE ACTIVE ON THE AIRFIELD DURING THIS INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.