GA small aircraft wrong runway landing.

Attributes
ACN	106669
Time
Date	198903
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	106669
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : runway incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While approaching clt from southeast told to enter left base for runway 18L clear to land (no other traffic in the area at this time). When I selected 'gear down' I didn't get a green light, proceeded toward airport while working on the problem. I didn't tell tower I had a problem (mistake). After finishing pumping gear down and getting green gear light, I realized I was on short-short final for 23, saw no traffic and decided it was safer to land than go around and cross 18R. Informed tower what I had done. Tower supervisor said no problem, no violation. (No traffic.) reluctance to confess I had a problem. How long would it take to get back in the flow of traffic. I was the last of the 'flow' anyway. (No delay would have occurred.) I lined up on final for 23 3 mi out. Why tower didn't notice it and call it to my attention? (But I was the only traffic, they probably didn't watch me that closely.) would not have happened at a strange airport (I would have checked my heading more closely). I go into clt at least once a week.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA WRONG RWY LNDG.

Narrative: WHILE APCHING CLT FROM SE TOLD TO ENTER LEFT BASE FOR RWY 18L CLR TO LAND (NO OTHER TFC IN THE AREA AT THIS TIME). WHEN I SELECTED 'GEAR DOWN' I DIDN'T GET A GREEN LIGHT, PROCEEDED TOWARD ARPT WHILE WORKING ON THE PROB. I DIDN'T TELL TWR I HAD A PROB (MISTAKE). AFTER FINISHING PUMPING GEAR DOWN AND GETTING GREEN GEAR LIGHT, I REALIZED I WAS ON SHORT-SHORT FINAL FOR 23, SAW NO TFC AND DECIDED IT WAS SAFER TO LAND THAN GO AROUND AND CROSS 18R. INFORMED TWR WHAT I HAD DONE. TWR SUPVR SAID NO PROB, NO VIOLATION. (NO TFC.) RELUCTANCE TO CONFESS I HAD A PROB. HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO GET BACK IN THE FLOW OF TFC. I WAS THE LAST OF THE 'FLOW' ANYWAY. (NO DELAY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED.) I LINED UP ON FINAL FOR 23 3 MI OUT. WHY TWR DIDN'T NOTICE IT AND CALL IT TO MY ATTN? (BUT I WAS THE ONLY TFC, THEY PROBABLY DIDN'T WATCH ME THAT CLOSELY.) WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT A STRANGE ARPT (I WOULD HAVE CHKED MY HDG MORE CLOSELY). I GO INTO CLT AT LEAST ONCE A WK.

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.