Air ambulance LR24 makes approach to wrong runway. When error is detected they perform a go around and land correct runway. They fixated on the longer and more obvious runway. No traffic.

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Attributes
ACN	373325
Time
Date	199707
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : frg
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : frg tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 24
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	373325
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to land runway 19 with downwind of our choice (no traffic). On final copilot noticed we were lined up with runway 14 (he was flying). I told him to go around. Landing was completed uneventfully on runway 19, after another pattern. Runway 14 was longer and we fixated on it. I didn't properly monitor copilot and failed to xchk his pattern and visual approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR AMBULANCE LR24 MAKES APCH TO WRONG RWY. WHEN ERROR IS DETECTED THEY PERFORM A GAR AND LAND CORRECT RWY. THEY FIXATED ON THE LONGER AND MORE OBVIOUS RWY. NO TFC.

Narrative: CLRED TO LAND RWY 19 WITH DOWNWIND OF OUR CHOICE (NO TFC). ON FINAL COPLT NOTICED WE WERE LINED UP WITH RWY 14 (HE WAS FLYING). I TOLD HIM TO GAR. LNDG WAS COMPLETED UNEVENTFULLY ON RWY 19, AFTER ANOTHER PATTERN. RWY 14 WAS LONGER AND WE FIXATED ON IT. I DIDN'T PROPERLY MONITOR COPLT AND FAILED TO XCHK HIS PATTERN AND VISUAL APCH.

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.