ATC light transport made approach to and landing on illegal wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	95282
Time
Date	198810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : agc
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : agc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	95282
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying light transport into pittsburgh, allegheny co airport (agc), we were cleared for a visual approach to runway 28. The ILS system, approach lights and runway end idents were out of service. By accident we lined up to the obvious runway at about 8.5 mi out. (Runway 28 lights were at a reduced setting). At about 50' or over the number the tower advised us of the mistake, but cleared us to land on runway 31 instead. He also advised us that 31 was only 3824' long. I advised the captain of the shorter runway length. He decided to land on 31 anyway. A safe normal landing was made. The runway meets 91 regulation, but did not meet 135 regulation we were operating under.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC LTT MADE APCH TO AND LNDG ON ILLEGAL WRONG RWY.

Narrative: FLYING LTT INTO PITTSBURGH, ALLEGHENY CO ARPT (AGC), WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 28. THE ILS SYS, APCH LIGHTS AND RWY END IDENTS WERE OUT OF SVC. BY ACCIDENT WE LINED UP TO THE OBVIOUS RWY AT ABOUT 8.5 MI OUT. (RWY 28 LIGHTS WERE AT A REDUCED SETTING). AT ABOUT 50' OR OVER THE NUMBER THE TWR ADVISED US OF THE MISTAKE, BUT CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 31 INSTEAD. HE ALSO ADVISED US THAT 31 WAS ONLY 3824' LONG. I ADVISED THE CAPT OF THE SHORTER RWY LENGTH. HE DECIDED TO LAND ON 31 ANYWAY. A SAFE NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. THE RWY MEETS 91 REGULATION, BUT DID NOT MEET 135 REGULATION WE WERE OPERATING UNDER.

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.