Pilot of an small aircraft sel inadvertently lined up with the wrong parallel runway. A close downwind leg caused him to be too close for a turn to the correct runway. No conflict and ATC intervention corrected the reporter back to the intended runway.

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Attributes
ACN	345710
Time
Date	199608
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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 artcc : zob
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 485 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	345710
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
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:

I misunderstood the landing clearance and was lining up on runway 32R instead of runway 32L. I realized my mistake and contacted tower. They gave me a 360 degree right turn and cleared me to land runway 32R. There was no conflict. I tried to call earlier to verify my landing runway, but frequency was too congested. I will verify my clearance sooner in my approach in the future. This was the first time I have flown into this airport and I was unfamiliar with landmarks. I ended up with my downwind leg too close to the field and, when I turned final, I was not lined up properly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL INADVERTENTLY LINED UP WITH THE WRONG PARALLEL RWY. A CLOSE DOWNWIND LEG CAUSED HIM TO BE TOO CLOSE FOR A TURN TO THE CORRECT RWY. NO CONFLICT AND ATC INTERVENTION CORRECTED THE RPTR BACK TO THE INTENDED RWY.

Narrative: I MISUNDERSTOOD THE LNDG CLRNC AND WAS LINING UP ON RWY 32R INSTEAD OF RWY 32L. I REALIZED MY MISTAKE AND CONTACTED TWR. THEY GAVE ME A 360 DEG R TURN AND CLRED ME TO LAND RWY 32R. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. I TRIED TO CALL EARLIER TO VERIFY MY LNDG RWY, BUT FREQ WAS TOO CONGESTED. I WILL VERIFY MY CLRNC SOONER IN MY APCH IN THE FUTURE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE FLOWN INTO THIS ARPT AND I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH LANDMARKS. I ENDED UP WITH MY DOWNWIND LEG TOO CLOSE TO THE FIELD AND, WHEN I TURNED FINAL, I WAS NOT LINED UP PROPERLY.

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.