A P180 on visual approach to dvt was advised by tower they were lined up with the wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	705541
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dvt.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dvt.tower tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	705541
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We were doing a repositioning flight to dvt. We were cleared for the visual approach by phx approach and turned over to deer valley tower. I had briefed the airport; noting only RNAV approachs and told my copilot since it was VMC; we would fly a visual -- described the pattern and terrain on final and would use a pvor in the FMS. I briefed runway 25L noting runway 25R was shorter. Our reference speed on landing is 120 KTS. We were on short final when tower came on and asked if we were lined up on runway 25R. Said we were cleared for runway 25R; not runway 25L. I initiated a go around. There was no one on the runway; no one cleared to enter or take off from the left. I would not have accepted runway 25R given the availability of a much longer runway. Neither I nor my copilot heard any mention of runway 25R. While we are a turboprop; our high reference speed and no anti-skid mean we use a lot of runway. Often controllers unfamiliar with our aircraft confuse us with a pilatus or worse; a piper single engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A P180 ON VISUAL APCH TO DVT WAS ADVISED BY TWR THEY WERE LINED UP WITH THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE DOING A REPOSITIONING FLT TO DVT. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH BY PHX APCH AND TURNED OVER TO DEER VALLEY TWR. I HAD BRIEFED THE ARPT; NOTING ONLY RNAV APCHS AND TOLD MY COPLT SINCE IT WAS VMC; WE WOULD FLY A VISUAL -- DESCRIBED THE PATTERN AND TERRAIN ON FINAL AND WOULD USE A PVOR IN THE FMS. I BRIEFED RWY 25L NOTING RWY 25R WAS SHORTER. OUR REF SPD ON LNDG IS 120 KTS. WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL WHEN TWR CAME ON AND ASKED IF WE WERE LINED UP ON RWY 25R. SAID WE WERE CLRED FOR RWY 25R; NOT RWY 25L. I INITIATED A GAR. THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE RWY; NO ONE CLRED TO ENTER OR TAKE OFF FROM THE L. I WOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED RWY 25R GIVEN THE AVAILABILITY OF A MUCH LONGER RWY. NEITHER I NOR MY COPLT HEARD ANY MENTION OF RWY 25R. WHILE WE ARE A TURBOPROP; OUR HIGH REF SPD AND NO ANTI-SKID MEAN WE USE A LOT OF RWY. OFTEN CTLRS UNFAMILIAR WITH OUR ACFT CONFUSE US WITH A PILATUS OR WORSE; A PIPER SINGLE ENG.

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.