Instructor pilot makes approach to wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	203991
Time
Date	199203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ccr
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ccr
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	203991
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As a training flight involving single engine operations and other multi-engine emergencys, we were en route to concord airport for touch and goes to practice emergencys. I was in control of the radios and received from tower 'make right traffic runway 19.' knowing the runway layout well, I falsely pictured myself in a pattern for runway 1 and called up tower to insist that left traffic would better suit me for runway 19. They granted me the left traffic. After that, I didn't give it a second thought and began to fail engines and landing gear motors. My mistake was complacency with my first interpretation of the instructions even though they were wrong. After that, I made the mistake of getting so involved in the flight lesson I didn't realize the mistake until very short final. At that time, I did a go around and returned to runway 19 via a teardrop pattern at tower's request.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT MAKES APCH TO WRONG RWY.

Narrative: AS A TRAINING FLT INVOLVING SINGLE ENG OPS AND OTHER MULTI-ENG EMERS, WE WERE ENRTE TO CONCORD ARPT FOR TOUCH AND GOES TO PRACTICE EMERS. I WAS IN CTL OF THE RADIOS AND RECEIVED FROM TWR 'MAKE R TFC RWY 19.' KNOWING THE RWY LAYOUT WELL, I FALSELY PICTURED MYSELF IN A PATTERN FOR RWY 1 AND CALLED UP TWR TO INSIST THAT L TFC WOULD BETTER SUIT ME FOR RWY 19. THEY GRANTED ME THE L TFC. AFTER THAT, I DIDN'T GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT AND BEGAN TO FAIL ENGS AND LNDG GEAR MOTORS. MY MISTAKE WAS COMPLACENCY WITH MY FIRST INTERP OF THE INSTRUCTIONS EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE WRONG. AFTER THAT, I MADE THE MISTAKE OF GETTING SO INVOLVED IN THE FLT LESSON I DIDN'T REALIZE THE MISTAKE UNTIL VERY SHORT FINAL. AT THAT TIME, I DID A GAR AND RETURNED TO RWY 19 VIA A TEARDROP PATTERN AT TWR'S REQUEST.

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.