Small aircraft landed on runway reciprocal to the runway cleared.

Attributes
ACN	83261
Time
Date	198803
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hot
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 214
ASRS Report	83261
Person 2
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a clear day at an airport with an operating control tower, I was cleared to land on runway 5. I mistakenly identified runway 23 as runway 5 and landed downwind on the active runway. There was no conflict with other aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: tower had asked where reporter was when reporter reported entering downwind. Tower then said, 'oh, there you are,' and cleared him to land. Tower obviously was looking at a different aircraft and had no reason to suspect the reporter was not on downwind as he said.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDED ON RWY RECIPROCAL TO THE RWY CLEARED.

Narrative: ON A CLR DAY AT AN ARPT WITH AN OPERATING CTL TWR, I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 5. I MISTAKENLY IDENTIFIED RWY 23 AS RWY 5 AND LANDED DOWNWIND ON THE ACTIVE RWY. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: TWR HAD ASKED WHERE RPTR WAS WHEN RPTR RPTED ENTERING DOWNWIND. TWR THEN SAID, 'OH, THERE YOU ARE,' AND CLRED HIM TO LAND. TWR OBVIOUSLY WAS LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT ACFT AND HAD NO REASON TO SUSPECT THE RPTR WAS NOT ON DOWNWIND AS HE SAID.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.