Wrong runway approach during a night operation.

Attributes
ACN	298520
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 134 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 1885
ASRS Report	298520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared for a visual approach to runway 33L at bwi from a high right downwind position. Executed a visual approach to runway 33R at bwi. This was not the intended or assigned runway for landing. At approximately 800 ft AGL bwi tower observed our error and commanded a go around. Subsequent go around, approach and landing to runway 33L at bwi were uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG RWY APCH DURING A NIGHT OP.

Narrative: CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 33L AT BWI FROM A HIGH R DOWNWIND POS. EXECUTED A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 33R AT BWI. THIS WAS NOT THE INTENDED OR ASSIGNED RWY FOR LNDG. AT APPROX 800 FT AGL BWI TWR OBSERVED OUR ERROR AND COMMANDED A GAR. SUBSEQUENT GAR, APCH AND LNDG TO RWY 33L AT BWI WERE UNEVENTFUL.

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.