1999-11 · NASA ASRS report 454170
STUDENT PLT OF AN SEL SMA LANDED ON THE WRONG PARALLEL RWYS; WHICH WAS ALSO CLOSED; BY MISTAKE. HE HAD JUST COMPLETED A 360 DEG TURN ON BASE LEG FOR THE ASSIGNED RWY; AT THE REQUEST OF THE TWR FOR TFC SPACING; AND BECAME DISORIENTED AND TURNED FINAL TO THE WRONG RWY.
I WAS COMING IN TO DO TOUCH-AND-GOES. I ENTERED DOWNWIND AT TPA. WHEN ABEAM THE END OF THE RWY; I WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS BY THE TWR TO DO A R 360 DEG TURN. WHEN THE 360 DEG TURN WAS COMPLETE; I CONTINUED ON THE DOWNWIND PAST THE NORMAL TURN TO BASE POINT. I CONTACTED THE TWR AND WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO TURN BASE; AND WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 28L. ON TURNING FINAL; I MADE THE MISTAKE OF LINING UP ON RWY 28R. I WAS CONCENTRATING ON THE LNDG AND DID NOT PAY ATTN TO THE RWY NUMBERS. I DID NOT SEE THE YELLOW X UNTIL I WAS IN THE ROUNDOUT; AT WHICH POINT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SAFER TO STOP THAN TRY TO GO AROUND. WHEN THE TWR SAW THAT I WAS ON THE WRONG RWY; THEY TOLD ME TO TAXI L ON THE FIRST INTXN AND STOP. I DID SO; AND WAITED FOR INSTRUCTIONS. THE TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO TAXI ONTO RWY 28L AND HOLD; WHICH I DID. THE TWR THEN TOLD ME TO TAXI OFF OF RWY 28L AND CONTACT GND. I CONTACTED GND AND WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO TAXI TO BASE. THE MISTAKE HERE WAS ENTIRELY MY OWN. THERE WAS NO COM PROB WITH THE TWR. I UNDERSTOOD THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO LAND ON RWY 28L.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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