Small aircraft pilot lands on wrong runway, opposite the one for which cleared.

Attributes
ACN	145427
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lvk
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 131 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	145427
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a VFR flight from north field oak to lvk. Initial contact with lvk ATC while over dublin. Received instructions for straight in to 25R. Visibility: light haze. Minor difficulty seeing field initially. Located by reference to gravel/water pits west of field. Able to see runways within 3-5 mi. Continued straight in. Runway page from pilot's guide to ca airports on clipboard on lap determined to be upside-down after landing. Felt something wasn't right while setting up for final. Didn't realize until last instant when #7L became clearly visible that I was on wrong approach. I was approximately 1/16 mi out and a couple of hundred ft AGL. No traffic in sight, on ground or in air. Felt I was too low and too close by that time to abort. Elected to land. Taxied to end of 7L between 26R and 26L. Called tower. Requested permission to taxi to terminal. Called tower from pay phone as requested. Told controller I messed up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDS ON WRONG RWY, OPPOSITE THE ONE FOR WHICH CLEARED.

Narrative: ON A VFR FLT FROM N FIELD OAK TO LVK. INITIAL CONTACT WITH LVK ATC WHILE OVER DUBLIN. RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FOR STRAIGHT IN TO 25R. VISIBILITY: LIGHT HAZE. MINOR DIFFICULTY SEEING FIELD INITIALLY. LOCATED BY REF TO GRAVEL/WATER PITS W OF FIELD. ABLE TO SEE RWYS WITHIN 3-5 MI. CONTINUED STRAIGHT IN. RWY PAGE FROM PLT'S GUIDE TO CA ARPTS ON CLIPBOARD ON LAP DETERMINED TO BE UPSIDE-DOWN AFTER LNDG. FELT SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT WHILE SETTING UP FOR FINAL. DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL LAST INSTANT WHEN #7L BECAME CLEARLY VISIBLE THAT I WAS ON WRONG APCH. I WAS APPROX 1/16 MI OUT AND A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FT AGL. NO TFC IN SIGHT, ON GND OR IN AIR. FELT I WAS TOO LOW AND TOO CLOSE BY THAT TIME TO ABORT. ELECTED TO LAND. TAXIED TO END OF 7L BTWN 26R AND 26L. CALLED TWR. REQUESTED PERMISSION TO TAXI TO TERMINAL. CALLED TWR FROM PAY PHONE AS REQUESTED. TOLD CTLR I MESSED UP.

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.