Complacency results in PA60 landing on wrong; closed runway at dtw.

Attributes
ACN	720975
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-60 600 Aerostar
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 103 flight time total : 6232 flight time type : 4650
ASRS Report	720975
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other incursion : runway incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

En route to dtw from phl; I was cleared for the visual approach to runway 22R. Knowing that all runways except runway 22R were notamed closed and seeing the darkened runways on the south side of the terminal I made my approach and landed on the first lighted runway on the north side of the terminal area. Unfortunately; this happened to be runway 22L; which was closed and for which I was not cleared either for a visual approach or for landing. Due to the visibility and the fact that runway 22L had captured my attention; I never saw the correct runway; which was located several mi to my right front. In fact runway 22L was the only runway I did see on my approach to the airport. What really caused the problem was my lack of situational awareness; inadequate review of the airport diagram (which I had looked at and was lying open beside me); and a decision on my part not to follow the localizer and GS to the proper runway even though I was on a visual approach. These factors were complicated by the fact that even though the runway was closed it was lighted and my approach was rushed because I didn't descend from my cruise altitude of 8000 ft MSL until I was close to the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPLACENCY RESULTS IN PA60 LNDG ON WRONG; CLOSED RWY AT DTW.

Narrative: ENRTE TO DTW FROM PHL; I WAS CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 22R. KNOWING THAT ALL RWYS EXCEPT RWY 22R WERE NOTAMED CLOSED AND SEEING THE DARKENED RWYS ON THE S SIDE OF THE TERMINAL I MADE MY APCH AND LANDED ON THE FIRST LIGHTED RWY ON THE N SIDE OF THE TERMINAL AREA. UNFORTUNATELY; THIS HAPPENED TO BE RWY 22L; WHICH WAS CLOSED AND FOR WHICH I WAS NOT CLRED EITHER FOR A VISUAL APCH OR FOR LNDG. DUE TO THE VISIBILITY AND THE FACT THAT RWY 22L HAD CAPTURED MY ATTN; I NEVER SAW THE CORRECT RWY; WHICH WAS LOCATED SEVERAL MI TO MY R FRONT. IN FACT RWY 22L WAS THE ONLY RWY I DID SEE ON MY APCH TO THE ARPT. WHAT REALLY CAUSED THE PROB WAS MY LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; INADEQUATE REVIEW OF THE ARPT DIAGRAM (WHICH I HAD LOOKED AT AND WAS LYING OPEN BESIDE ME); AND A DECISION ON MY PART NOT TO FOLLOW THE LOC AND GS TO THE PROPER RWY EVEN THOUGH I WAS ON A VISUAL APCH. THESE FACTORS WERE COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT EVEN THOUGH THE RWY WAS CLOSED IT WAS LIGHTED AND MY APCH WAS RUSHED BECAUSE I DIDN'T DSND FROM MY CRUISE ALT OF 8000 FT MSL UNTIL I WAS CLOSE TO THE ARPT.

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.