Air carrier medium large transport lands wrong runway at crp.

Attributes
ACN	138255
Time
Date	199003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : geg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	138255
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared for a visibility to land on runway 31 at crp. We unintentionally landed on 35. Approached the airport from the north, entered downwind at 2000' with a left turn onto final. There was a cloud layer at about 1500' about 5 mi south of the airport. In trying to avoid clouds and stay visibility picked up the wrong runway 40 degrees off heading and in the same geographical position and landed on it. It was well it and looked plenty long. I could've prevented this by x-chking my heading more closely. The copilot noticed as we were rolling out at about 30 KTS that the heading was 350 degrees and asked the tower operator whether he noticed us landing on 35 vs 31. The tower said yes, we looked like we were lined up for 35, but he didn't want to bother us. Having the lights out for the wrong runway would've prevented this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LANDS WRONG RWY AT CRP.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR A VIS TO LAND ON RWY 31 AT CRP. WE UNINTENTIONALLY LANDED ON 35. APCHED THE ARPT FROM THE N, ENTERED DOWNWIND AT 2000' WITH A LEFT TURN ONTO FINAL. THERE WAS A CLOUD LAYER AT ABOUT 1500' ABOUT 5 MI S OF THE ARPT. IN TRYING TO AVOID CLOUDS AND STAY VIS PICKED UP THE WRONG RWY 40 DEGS OFF HDG AND IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL POS AND LANDED ON IT. IT WAS WELL IT AND LOOKED PLENTY LONG. I COULD'VE PREVENTED THIS BY X-CHKING MY HDG MORE CLOSELY. THE COPLT NOTICED AS WE WERE ROLLING OUT AT ABOUT 30 KTS THAT THE HDG WAS 350 DEGS AND ASKED THE TWR OPERATOR WHETHER HE NOTICED US LNDG ON 35 VS 31. THE TWR SAID YES, WE LOOKED LIKE WE WERE LINED UP FOR 35, BUT HE DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER US. HAVING THE LIGHTS OUT FOR THE WRONG RWY WOULD'VE PREVENTED THIS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.