CAPT OF A B737-500 LANDED ON THE CTR RWY AT BNA BY MISTAKE AFTER BREAKING OUT OF AN OVCST ON AN ILS TO THE R RWY AND BEING CLRED FOR A VISUAL TO THE L RWY.
Synopsis
CAPT OF A B737-500 LANDED ON THE CTR RWY AT BNA BY MISTAKE AFTER BREAKING OUT OF AN OVCST ON AN ILS TO THE R RWY AND BEING CLRED FOR A VISUAL TO THE L RWY.
Narrative
CONTACTED APCH CTL. TOLD TO EXPECT APCH TO RWY 2R; REQUESTED RWY 2L; REASSIGNED RWY 2R. EVERYTHING WENT OK UNTIL WE WERE HANDED OFF TO THE TWR. ON INITIAL CONTACT AS WE WERE DSNDING CLR OF THE CLOUDS; THE TWR SAID WE COULD LAND ON RWY 2L IF WE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. SURE WE GOT THE ARPT; THERE'S RWY 2R DEAD AHEAD; THE CTR FIELD BUILDINGS AND THE RWY ON THE L. VASI'S HAVE US HIGH; NOSE OVER A LITTLE; FINAL FLAPS; ON SPD ON GLIDE PATH. HMMMM; I DON'T REMEMBER THIS PWR SUBSTATION ON FINAL; 'BELOW GS' WARNING. OH YEAH; DE-TUNE THE ILS'S -- THEY'RE STILL ON RWY 2R WHICH IS FARTHER AWAY. ON GLIDE PATH; ON SPD; LINED UP -- REALLY NICE TOUCHDOWN 1200 FT DOWN THE RWY. LET'S TURN OFF HERE AT T4; T4! QUICK LOOK -- ARPT DIAGRAM 10-9 PAGE -- OH; T4 IS ON RWY 2C. 32 YRS OF FLYING MIL AND CIVILIAN AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE DONE THIS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) TOOK THE CLRNC TOO LATE. 2) NICE DAY. WE WERE THE ONLY PLANE IN THE PATTERN. 3) VERY RELAXED EASY APCH. 4) NOT CONTRIBUTING; BUT 8TH TIME HERE THIS MONTH TOO RELAXED? 5) I NEVER FELT UNEASY UNTIL I SAW T4 AND HEARD THE TWR CLR A PLANE I SAW WAITING TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 2C. GND CTL TOLD US OF OUR MISTAKE BUT SAID IT'S OK BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND! LUCKY FOR US AND THAT IT WAS MVFR; SO TWR COULD SEE WHAT WE WERE DOING.
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