Pilot of an small transport twin inadvertently lined up on a final visual approach on the wrong runway. ATC noted the error and cleared the reporter to land on that runway.

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Attributes
ACN	374120
Time
Date	199707
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gpt
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gpt
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 5025 flight time type : 103
ASRS Report	374120
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On descent to gulfport, ms, I was cleared for a visual approach to runway 18. I lined up on runway 14. The controller (tower) said it looks like you are lining up on runway 14, then the tower cleared me to land runway 14. The tower controller said there was no problem. The aircraft had a person talking to the pilot during approach and did not pay attention to what runway lining up on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN INADVERTENTLY LINED UP ON A FINAL VISUAL APCH ON THE WRONG RWY. ATC NOTED THE ERROR AND CLRED THE RPTR TO LAND ON THAT RWY.

Narrative: ON DSCNT TO GULFPORT, MS, I WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 18. I LINED UP ON RWY 14. THE CTLR (TWR) SAID IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE LINING UP ON RWY 14, THEN THE TWR CLRED ME TO LAND RWY 14. THE TWR CTLR SAID THERE WAS NO PROB. THE ACFT HAD A PERSON TALKING TO THE PLT DURING APCH AND DID NOT PAY ATTN TO WHAT RWY LINING UP ON.

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.