Multiple runway operation parallel runways controller cleared small aircraft X to land on wrong runway creating near midair collision with cpr jet on parallel runway. Operational deviation.

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Attributes
ACN	201704
Time
Date	199201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fcm
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fcm
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 170 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	201704
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 20
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I had been practicing full stop taxi back takeoff and lndgs on runway 9L. On the last landing I was lined up on runway 9L (final) and expecting a landing clearance to runway 9L. Fcm tower gave me a clearance to land on runway 9R which is the lighted runway. It was nearing official sunset. I cleared my turn as well as possible and proceeded to step over to runway 9R. Fcm tower cleared another plane to land on runway 9R and that is when I was trying to verify with tower if I was cleared to land runway 9R as instructed. There were many aircraft and chatter on the frequency. Immediately after the other aircraft was given the clearance I started a gentle turn back to runway 9L and that's when the pilot of a corporate jet appeared on short final for runway 9R. At that time he was in front of me and turning to the right. I said I was going to the left and turned sharply. After a review of the tower tapes the controller confirmed that he had given me clearance to land runway 9R when he meant runway 9L. Main contributing factor was a wrong clearance and not receiving a read back from myself. A contributing factor was a congested frequency and controller workload at that particular time. Both myself and the corporate pilot, I believe, took correct and prompt evasive action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTIPLE RWY OP PARALLEL RWYS CTLR CLRED SMA X TO LAND ON WRONG RWY CREATING NMAC WITH CPR JET ON PARALLEL RWY. OPDEV.

Narrative: I HAD BEEN PRACTICING FULL STOP TAXI BACK TKOF AND LNDGS ON RWY 9L. ON THE LAST LNDG I WAS LINED UP ON RWY 9L (FINAL) AND EXPECTING A LNDG CLRNC TO RWY 9L. FCM TWR GAVE ME A CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 9R WHICH IS THE LIGHTED RWY. IT WAS NEARING OFFICIAL SUNSET. I CLRED MY TURN AS WELL AS POSSIBLE AND PROCEEDED TO STEP OVER TO RWY 9R. FCM TWR CLRED ANOTHER PLANE TO LAND ON RWY 9R AND THAT IS WHEN I WAS TRYING TO VERIFY WITH TWR IF I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 9R AS INSTRUCTED. THERE WERE MANY ACFT AND CHATTER ON THE FREQ. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OTHER ACFT WAS GIVEN THE CLRNC I STARTED A GENTLE TURN BACK TO RWY 9L AND THAT'S WHEN THE PLT OF A CORPORATE JET APPEARED ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 9R. AT THAT TIME HE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND TURNING TO THE R. I SAID I WAS GOING TO THE L AND TURNED SHARPLY. AFTER A REVIEW OF THE TWR TAPES THE CTLR CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD GIVEN ME CLRNC TO LAND RWY 9R WHEN HE MEANT RWY 9L. MAIN CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A WRONG CLRNC AND NOT RECEIVING A READ BACK FROM MYSELF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A CONGESTED FREQ AND CTLR WORKLOAD AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME. BOTH MYSELF AND THE CORPORATE PLT, I BELIEVE, TOOK CORRECT AND PROMPT EVASIVE ACTION.

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.