Tower questioned flts alignment with runway.

Attributes
ACN	162056
Time
Date	199011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi tower : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	162056
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	162055
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

IFR phf-bwi. 10 NM southeast of bwi we were cleared for visibility approach to runway 33R. At 5 NM we discovered we were lined up with runway 33L (turning base to final runway 33R became visible). Tower questioned our runway alignment and we explained that we had mistakenly idented runway 33L for 33R. No evasive action was required or performed to realign our aircraft with the correct runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR QUESTIONED FLTS ALIGNMENT WITH RWY.

Narrative: IFR PHF-BWI. 10 NM SE OF BWI WE WERE CLRED FOR VIS APCH TO RWY 33R. AT 5 NM WE DISCOVERED WE WERE LINED UP WITH RWY 33L (TURNING BASE TO FINAL RWY 33R BECAME VISIBLE). TWR QUESTIONED OUR RWY ALIGNMENT AND WE EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD MISTAKENLY IDENTED RWY 33L FOR 33R. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED OR PERFORMED TO REALIGN OUR ACFT WITH THE CORRECT 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.