Small aircraft pilot on ILS circle to land approach lands wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	152059
Time
Date	199007
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bed
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bed
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : circling
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 753 flight time type : 752
ASRS Report	152059
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed hfd, got WX briefing prior to takeoff, no NOTAMS given by briefer. From clearance after takeoff given vector entire route except dreem intersection. After dreem given fly 060 degrees and expect VOR 23. At the last moment changed to ILS 11 circle to land. Changed all radios and flew approach. Turned over to tower just outside bed. Could not break in at first. Then given cleared to land runway 5. Did not expect circle to land on different runway. Never saw that type of clearance given. Radio went out during approach, so I could not hear tower after cleared to land. Clouds were low and scattered. Broke out about 800-900'. Focused on ground airspeed and threshold. Kept runway environment in sight and circled to land. Landed runway 29. During approach did not see truck at far end of 29 because of bulge in runway at center point.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ON ILS CIRCLE TO LAND APCH LANDS WRONG RWY.

Narrative: DEPARTED HFD, GOT WX BRIEFING PRIOR TO TKOF, NO NOTAMS GIVEN BY BRIEFER. FROM CLRNC AFTER TKOF GIVEN VECTOR ENTIRE RTE EXCEPT DREEM INTXN. AFTER DREEM GIVEN FLY 060 DEGS AND EXPECT VOR 23. AT THE LAST MOMENT CHANGED TO ILS 11 CIRCLE TO LAND. CHANGED ALL RADIOS AND FLEW APCH. TURNED OVER TO TWR JUST OUTSIDE BED. COULD NOT BREAK IN AT FIRST. THEN GIVEN CLRED TO LAND RWY 5. DID NOT EXPECT CIRCLE TO LAND ON DIFFERENT RWY. NEVER SAW THAT TYPE OF CLRNC GIVEN. RADIO WENT OUT DURING APCH, SO I COULD NOT HEAR TWR AFTER CLRED TO LAND. CLOUDS WERE LOW AND SCATTERED. BROKE OUT ABOUT 800-900'. FOCUSED ON GND AIRSPD AND THRESHOLD. KEPT RWY ENVIRONMENT IN SIGHT AND CIRCLED TO LAND. LANDED RWY 29. DURING APCH DID NOT SEE TRUCK AT FAR END OF 29 BECAUSE OF BULGE IN RWY AT CENTER POINT.

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.