Air carrier light transport wrong runway approach landing.

Attributes
ACN	89458
Time
Date	198806
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	89458
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	89472
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On approach to ewr we were told to keep the speed up as long as feasible (we were at 180 KTS). After being cleared for VOR DME runway 22R approach, we then contacted the tower. We acknowledged VOR (teb) inbound for runway 22R. We started to descend. Prior to FAF we were told of traffic at 12-1 O'clock and less than a mile, altitude unknown. We temporarily leveled off and were directing attention outside. Airport runway was not in site. At crossing FAF we slowed from 180 KTS and continued with approach and uneventful landing. We were told to cross runway 22R and contact ground control. To the best of my knowledge nothing was said of any error or deviation on our part. After 25 mins, we departed as scheduled to mdt, and upon landing we were informed of necessity to call ewr operations. At this time we were connected to ewr tower and were informed of mistake (landing on runway 22L). There were no injuries to either of the 2 passenger or the aircraft. We did not even realize our mistake until almost 2 hours later when we were advised to call ewr operations who then connected us with ewr tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT WRONG RWY APCH LNDG.

Narrative: ON APCH TO EWR WE WERE TOLD TO KEEP THE SPD UP AS LONG AS FEASIBLE (WE WERE AT 180 KTS). AFTER BEING CLRED FOR VOR DME RWY 22R APCH, WE THEN CONTACTED THE TWR. WE ACKNOWLEDGED VOR (TEB) INBND FOR RWY 22R. WE STARTED TO DSND. PRIOR TO FAF WE WERE TOLD OF TFC AT 12-1 O'CLOCK AND LESS THAN A MILE, ALT UNKNOWN. WE TEMPORARILY LEVELED OFF AND WERE DIRECTING ATTN OUTSIDE. ARPT RWY WAS NOT IN SITE. AT XING FAF WE SLOWED FROM 180 KTS AND CONTINUED WITH APCH AND UNEVENTFUL LNDG. WE WERE TOLD TO CROSS RWY 22R AND CONTACT GND CTL. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE NOTHING WAS SAID OF ANY ERROR OR DEVIATION ON OUR PART. AFTER 25 MINS, WE DEPARTED AS SCHEDULED TO MDT, AND UPON LNDG WE WERE INFORMED OF NECESSITY TO CALL EWR OPS. AT THIS TIME WE WERE CONNECTED TO EWR TWR AND WERE INFORMED OF MISTAKE (LNDG ON RWY 22L). THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OF THE 2 PAX OR THE ACFT. WE DID NOT EVEN REALIZE OUR MISTAKE UNTIL ALMOST 2 HRS LATER WHEN WE WERE ADVISED TO CALL EWR OPS WHO THEN CONNECTED US WITH EWR TWR.

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.