A C182 PLT; ARRIVING PHF; LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY INSTEAD OF ATC'S ASSIGNED RWY.

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ARRIVING FROM THE N ABOUT 25 MINS AFTER SUNSET; I RPTED A L; MIDFIELD DOWNWIND AS INSTRUCTED BY THE NEWPORT NEWS (PHF) TWR AND WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 2. I TURNED A TIGHT BASE TRYING TO PRACTICE GOOD FORM AND ALSO ATTEMPTING TO 'LAND ON THE NUMBERS.' WHILE DOING SO; I INADVERTENTLY AND UNINTENTIONALLY LANDED ON RWY 7 INSTEAD OF RWY 2. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR PROB; TURNED AROUND; AND WAS TAXIING BACK WHEN THE CTLR INFORMED ME THAT I HAD LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY. I TOLD HER I WAS VERY SORRY AND DID NOT REALIZE IT. SHE DIRECTED ME TO TXWY FOR TKOF ON RWY 2 AS ORIGINALLY REQUESTED. THE MATTER APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. A GOOD WHILE AFTER DEP; I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE TWR AFTER ARRIVING AT HOME. THE CTLR SAID THAT HE HAD TO RPT A RWY INCURSION. HE VOLUNTEERED THAT HAD THIS HAPPENED AT ANY OTHER TIME; PROBABLY NOTHING WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. HOWEVER; THE FAA AND THE LCLS WERE HAVING A DISAGREEMENT OVER THE LCLS CLOSING RWY 7 AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO DOCUMENT THIS TO SUPPORT THEIR POS. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEY ONLY BECAME AWARE THAT I HAD DEVIATED WHEN THEY SAW ME TAXIING BACK. I AM WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH THE FAA AND AM CONDUCTING A SELF-IMPOSED TRAINING REGIMEN TO ASSURE MYSELF AND FAA THAT I AM DOING MY VERY BEST TO PREVENT THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.