Flight crew of govt aircraft landed wrong direction.

Attributes
ACN	145872
Time
Date	199005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cgx
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	145872
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
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 on an IFR flight plan from pwk to mdw with a further destination of chx. The actual WX wa clear and visibility was excellent. We were being vectored way out of our way over lake michigan and I could see the trip was going to take twice as long as necessary. Since we were only about 10 mi from cgx and were there for a drop-off after mdw, I thought it made more sense to cancel IFR,land at cgx and then go VFR to mdw. We cancelled IFR with approach and called cgx tower. We were told to report the pier (which is about 5 NM north of the field). Cgx is a lake-front airport with a 18/36 runway. We called the reporting point and were cleared to land. Upon rollout and just before turning off the runway, the tower informed us we landed on the wrong runway. We had not checked ATIS and I don't believe the tower gave us winds, but they had been westerly. Now I did notice a slight tailwind on rollout, but no real problem. The winds were 290 degrees, 10 KTS, but 270 degrees about 5 mins later. We should have checked ATIS and/or at least asked for a wind check or confirmed landing runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF GOVT ACFT LANDED WRONG DIRECTION.

Narrative: WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM PWK TO MDW WITH A FURTHER DEST OF CHX. THE ACTUAL WX WA CLR AND VISIBILITY WAS EXCELLENT. WE WERE BEING VECTORED WAY OUT OF OUR WAY OVER LAKE MICHIGAN AND I COULD SEE THE TRIP WAS GOING TO TAKE TWICE AS LONG AS NECESSARY. SINCE WE WERE ONLY ABOUT 10 MI FROM CGX AND WERE THERE FOR A DROP-OFF AFTER MDW, I THOUGHT IT MADE MORE SENSE TO CANCEL IFR,LAND AT CGX AND THEN GO VFR TO MDW. WE CANCELLED IFR WITH APCH AND CALLED CGX TWR. WE WERE TOLD TO RPT THE PIER (WHICH IS ABOUT 5 NM N OF THE FIELD). CGX IS A LAKE-FRONT ARPT WITH A 18/36 RWY. WE CALLED THE RPTING POINT AND WERE CLRED TO LAND. UPON ROLLOUT AND JUST BEFORE TURNING OFF THE RWY, THE TWR INFORMED US WE LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY. WE HAD NOT CHKED ATIS AND I DON'T BELIEVE THE TWR GAVE US WINDS, BUT THEY HAD BEEN WESTERLY. NOW I DID NOTICE A SLIGHT TAILWIND ON ROLLOUT, BUT NO REAL PROB. THE WINDS WERE 290 DEGS, 10 KTS, BUT 270 DEGS ABOUT 5 MINS LATER. WE SHOULD HAVE CHKED ATIS AND/OR AT LEAST ASKED FOR A WIND CHK OR CONFIRMED LNDG RWY.

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.