Unauthorized wrong runway landing.

Attributes
ACN	200558
Time
Date	199201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bgm
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 625
ASRS Report	200558
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
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:

IFR flight from abe to bgm checked ATIS for bgm at 7000 ft before handoff from avp approach to bgm approach. Runway 28 in use wind 6 K. Vector for ILS approach. Tops 4300 at 4000 ft. Approach indicated runway change to runway 16, wind 5 KTS. Down to 3600 ft vectored for right downwind ceiling 3600 ft approach ask if airport visible, reply positive. At that point approach turned me over to tower he cleared me to land runway 16. I landed 10. Tower ask what runway was I cleared, I said 16 he informed me of my error. Words can't express my feelings of regret.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED WRONG RWY LNDG.

Narrative: IFR FLT FROM ABE TO BGM CHKED ATIS FOR BGM AT 7000 FT BEFORE HDOF FROM AVP APCH TO BGM APCH. RWY 28 IN USE WIND 6 K. VECTOR FOR ILS APCH. TOPS 4300 AT 4000 FT. APCH INDICATED RWY CHANGE TO RWY 16, WIND 5 KTS. DOWN TO 3600 FT VECTORED FOR R DOWNWIND CEILING 3600 FT APCH ASK IF ARPT VISIBLE, REPLY POSITIVE. AT THAT POINT APCH TURNED ME OVER TO TWR HE CLRED ME TO LAND RWY 16. I LANDED 10. TWR ASK WHAT RWY WAS I CLRED, I SAID 16 HE INFORMED ME OF MY ERROR. WORDS CAN'T EXPRESS MY FEELINGS OF REGRET.

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.