Wron runway approach and unauthorized landing.

Attributes
ACN	146185
Time
Date	199005
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hwd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa tower : hwd
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	146185
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
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:

Flight plan from reid hillview to uki via oakland. Low ceilings and threatening rain. Oak was closed to VFR (did not inquire about SVFR, so decided to land hayward for WX improvement. Tower gave instructions for right downwind land runway 28R. On base leg lost sight of the runways and in final I was lined up on runway 28L. Called tower and told them landing on runway 28L, received no reply so landed normally on runway 28L. Contributing factors. Runway 28R is a much shorter runway and possibly reason I lost sight of it on base. Also my mind might have transposed right and left runways due to unusual right downwind entry. (Instead of left downwind, I might have put left runway in my mind). Also when communicating with oak center I requested route to west of oak airport (to the left of airport) but request was denied. Could be another 'left factor' in my mind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRON RWY APCH AND UNAUTH LNDG.

Narrative: FLT PLAN FROM REID HILLVIEW TO UKI VIA OAKLAND. LOW CEILINGS AND THREATENING RAIN. OAK WAS CLOSED TO VFR (DID NOT INQUIRE ABOUT SVFR, SO DECIDED TO LAND HAYWARD FOR WX IMPROVEMENT. TWR GAVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR RIGHT DOWNWIND LAND RWY 28R. ON BASE LEG LOST SIGHT OF THE RWYS AND IN FINAL I WAS LINED UP ON RWY 28L. CALLED TWR AND TOLD THEM LNDG ON RWY 28L, RECEIVED NO REPLY SO LANDED NORMALLY ON RWY 28L. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. RWY 28R IS A MUCH SHORTER RWY AND POSSIBLY REASON I LOST SIGHT OF IT ON BASE. ALSO MY MIND MIGHT HAVE TRANSPOSED RIGHT AND LEFT RWYS DUE TO UNUSUAL RIGHT DOWNWIND ENTRY. (INSTEAD OF LEFT DOWNWIND, I MIGHT HAVE PUT LEFT RWY IN MY MIND). ALSO WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH OAK CTR I REQUESTED RTE TO W OF OAK ARPT (TO THE LEFT OF ARPT) BUT REQUEST WAS DENIED. COULD BE ANOTHER 'LEFT FACTOR' IN MY MIND.

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.