Flight crew of commuter light transport lands on runway 23 instead of runway 25 at fmn due to clearance misunderstanding and poor phraseology by the local controller.

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Attributes
ACN	144685
Time
Date	199005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fmn
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach 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 pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	144685
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After being cleared to land at fmn, I landed on runway 23. After rollout ATC asked what our compass heading was, and we replied 230 degrees. He said our clearance was to land on runway 25. There was no conflict with any other traffic and the wind was favoring 25 and 23. I think the problem arose from the ATC/cockpit communication on final approach, and the 'cleared to land' only clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF COMMUTER LTT LANDS ON RWY 23 INSTEAD OF RWY 25 AT FMN DUE TO CLRNC MISUNDERSTANDING AND POOR PHRASEOLOGY BY THE LCL CTLR.

Narrative: AFTER BEING CLRED TO LAND AT FMN, I LANDED ON RWY 23. AFTER ROLLOUT ATC ASKED WHAT OUR COMPASS HDG WAS, AND WE REPLIED 230 DEGS. HE SAID OUR CLRNC WAS TO LAND ON RWY 25. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER TFC AND THE WIND WAS FAVORING 25 AND 23. I THINK THE PROB AROSE FROM THE ATC/COCKPIT COM ON FINAL APCH, AND THE 'CLRED TO LAND' ONLY CLRNC.

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.