Visual approach to wrong runway. Go around followed by normal landing on correct runway.

Attributes
ACN	299416
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	299416
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While approaching bna from the southwest, I misidented the assigned runway. I was cleared for visual approach to runway 2L, when 5 mi southwest, at 1500 ft AGL, heading 090 degrees. I have made this approach several times and had the ILS frequency tuned in, and still managed to fly the aircraft down to 1/2 mi final on runway 2C before realizing my error! I then executed a go around and landed on runway 2L without further incident. The low sun angle and haze made runway 2C stand out visually much better than runway 2L. Tower also caught my error on short final, and directed a go around as I was pushing the power up, and retracting the landing gear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VISUAL APCH TO WRONG RWY. GAR FOLLOWED BY NORMAL LNDG ON CORRECT RWY.

Narrative: WHILE APCHING BNA FROM THE SW, I MISIDENTED THE ASSIGNED RWY. I WAS CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 2L, WHEN 5 MI SW, AT 1500 FT AGL, HDG 090 DEGS. I HAVE MADE THIS APCH SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD THE ILS FREQ TUNED IN, AND STILL MANAGED TO FLY THE ACFT DOWN TO 1/2 MI FINAL ON RWY 2C BEFORE REALIZING MY ERROR! I THEN EXECUTED A GAR AND LANDED ON RWY 2L WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE LOW SUN ANGLE AND HAZE MADE RWY 2C STAND OUT VISUALLY MUCH BETTER THAN RWY 2L. TWR ALSO CAUGHT MY ERROR ON SHORT FINAL, AND DIRECTED A GAR AS I WAS PUSHING THE PWR UP, AND RETRACTING THE LNDG GEAR.

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.