C210 LANDS ON WRONG RWY AT SJC REQUIRING ACR GAR.

Date: 2003-09 · Aircraft: Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C; 210D

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|less-severe|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|ground-incursion-runway

Synopsis

C210 LANDS ON WRONG RWY AT SJC REQUIRING ACR GAR.

Narrative

ORIGINAL COM WITH SJC TWR INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS. TOWER: 'CROSS MID-FIELD AT OR ABOVE 1500 FT; ENTER DOWNWIND FOR RWY 29; RPT MIDFIELD.' ACFT X: 'ACFT X MIDFIELD' (I HAD IDENTIFIED RWY 29). TOWER: 'CLRED TO LAND RWY 29; CAUTION WAKE TURB FOR LNDG S. ACFT Y ON PARALLEL RWY.' ACFT X: 'CLRED TO LAND RWY 29; TFC IN SIGHT.' ON DOWNWIND I AGAIN IDENTIFIED THE THREE PARALLEL RWYS (30R; 30L; AND 29) RWY 29 IS 100 FT WIDE AND STARTS APPROX 2500 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 30L. I COMPLETED THE PREFLT CHKLIST AND STABILIZED THE ACFT AT 85 KTS AND AN APPROX 500 FPM DSCNT PROFILE. WHILE TURNING LEFT BASE TO FINAL I NOTED THE POS OF TFC AND PLANNED TO INTERCEPT INTENDED RWY (29) # AT A 10 DEG OFFSET. WHEN ESTABLISHED ON FINAL; I NOTED THE VASI (LOCATED AT THE APCH END OF RWY 30L) AND LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH RWY 29. I EXECUTED A FLAIR AND LNDG ON RWY 30L AND CONTINUED ROLLOUT. DURING THE ROLL OUT; I HEARD SJC TWR ADVISE ACFT Y JET TO 'GO AROUND; AIRPLANE ON RWY; GO AROUND.' AT THAT POINT; I REALIZED I HAD INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON RWY 30L INSTEAD OF RWY 29. DESPITE HAVING IDENTIFIED THE CORRECT RWY THREE TIMES; I HAD REVIEWED THE ARPT CHART; AND CLRLY SAW THE RWY BOTH MIDFIELD AND DOWNWIND; I PROCEEDED TO AND LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY. I HAD FLOWN TO SJC ON ONE OTHER OCCASION ON AN IFR FLT PLAN; WHICH TERMINATED WITH A STRAIGHT IN; VISUAL APCH TO RWY 29. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE RE-ESTABLISHED VISUAL CONTACT WITH RWY 29 ON FINAL AND VERIFIED THE CUES OF THE 2500 FT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THRESHOLDS AND THE 100 FT VS 150 FT WIDTH OF THE RWYS. ALSO; I MIGHT HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED BY NOTING MY GLIDE POSITION ON THE RWY 30L VASI AND THEN PROCEEDED TO IT. FINALLY; I SHOULD HAVE ALSO VERIFIED THE RWY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SHORT FINAL AND ABORTED THE LNDG.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.