A VFR pilot landed his aircraft on pie runway 4 at night after receiving clearance to land on runway...

Attributes
ACN	860416
Time
Date	200911
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	PIE.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	None Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 24.9 Flight Crew Total 314 Flight Crew Type 55.5
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

After making contact with pie tower; I was advised to enter a left down wind for runway 35R. About a minute later; tower advise me that I was clear to land on 35R and shortly after that; I turned on a left base. Runways 4 and 35R intersect near the approach ends of both runways. It was dark and while on base leg of my approach; I mistook the runway 4 lights and PAPI for runway 35R. I turned final; lined up and continued my descent to land. I saw no aircraft or other movement on or near the runway. Just as I was about to touch down; I crossed over 35R and landed on runway 4. I immediately contacted the tower and advised them I was on runway 4 and tower confirmed I was on the wrong runway but authorized me to continue to rolling out and taxing on runway 4. While in the pattern; while landing and while taxiing; I saw no other aircraft in the pattern or moving on the ground and I don't recall the tower talking to other aircraft after I was cleared to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VFR pilot landed his aircraft on PIE Runway 4 at night after receiving clearance to land on Runway 35R. The pilot mistook the Runway 4 PAPI and lights for Runway 35R.

Narrative: After making contact with PIE Tower; I was advised to enter a left down wind for Runway 35R. About a minute later; Tower advise me that I was clear to land on 35R and shortly after that; I turned on a left base. Runways 4 and 35R intersect near the approach ends of both runways. It was dark and while on base leg of my approach; I mistook the Runway 4 lights and PAPI for Runway 35R. I turned final; lined up and continued my descent to land. I saw no aircraft or other movement on or near the runway. Just as I was about to touch down; I crossed over 35R and landed on Runway 4. I immediately contacted the tower and advised them I was on Runway 4 and Tower confirmed I was on the wrong runway but authorized me to continue to rolling out and taxing on Runway 4. While in the pattern; while landing and while taxiing; I saw no other aircraft in the pattern or moving on the ground and I don't recall the tower talking to other aircraft after I was cleared to land.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A VFR pilot landed his aircraft on pie runway 4 at night after receiving clearance to land on runway 35R. The pilot mistook the runway 4 PAPI and lights for runway 35R.