Flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft landed on wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	251279
Time
Date	199309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival : profile descent arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 226 flight time total : 11920 flight time type : 2060
ASRS Report	251279
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	250934
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Sjc-den landed on the wrong runway at den. Den WX was broken with thunderstorms in the den area. Several scud layers were in the area approximately 1200-1500 ft AGL. Approaching from the northwest we did 1 turn in holding at benam before being cleared profile descent to den. ILS 17L approach was assigned and flown with clearance to land. At the 1000 ft AGL point, tower said he wanted us to land on runway 17R. We saw a runway to the right, with light intensity full bright, and decided that a side step maneuver could be performed, and transitioned from the IFR approach to a visual and landed. The landing runway was 18. At no time during the visual maneuver to the right side did we see runway 17R. We felt the lights on 17R were very low or not on. Additionally, an aircraft was observed landing and exiting the runway during our visual maneuver. The landing was uneventful and the first indication of a problem was that the briefed turnoffs were not correct. Tower instructed us to taxi to the end and turn off on T-1. The taxi to the gate was SOP.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT LANDED ON WRONG RWY.

Narrative: SJC-DEN LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY AT DEN. DEN WX WAS BROKEN WITH TSTMS IN THE DEN AREA. SEVERAL SCUD LAYERS WERE IN THE AREA APPROX 1200-1500 FT AGL. APCHING FROM THE NW WE DID 1 TURN IN HOLDING AT BENAM BEFORE BEING CLRED PROFILE DSCNT TO DEN. ILS 17L APCH WAS ASSIGNED AND FLOWN WITH CLRNC TO LAND. AT THE 1000 FT AGL POINT, TWR SAID HE WANTED US TO LAND ON RWY 17R. WE SAW A RWY TO THE R, WITH LIGHT INTENSITY FULL BRIGHT, AND DECIDED THAT A SIDE STEP MANEUVER COULD BE PERFORMED, AND TRANSITIONED FROM THE IFR APCH TO A VISUAL AND LANDED. THE LNDG RWY WAS 18. AT NO TIME DURING THE VISUAL MANEUVER TO THE R SIDE DID WE SEE RWY 17R. WE FELT THE LIGHTS ON 17R WERE VERY LOW OR NOT ON. ADDITIONALLY, AN ACFT WAS OBSERVED LNDG AND EXITING THE RWY DURING OUR VISUAL MANEUVER. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROB WAS THAT THE BRIEFED TURNOFFS WERE NOT CORRECT. TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TAXI TO THE END AND TURN OFF ON T-1. THE TAXI TO THE GATE WAS SOP.

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.