DC9 crew lands on wrong runway at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	397250
Time
Date	199803
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
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 pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	397250
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On vectors for runway 18R in dfw, approach informed us that runway 18R was closed and said to expect runway 17R and call the tower. Before changing frequency, we confirmed runway with approach and then he told us runway 17C. After switching to tower frequency, we were told to continue and be aware of wake turbulence due to departing heavy. After heavy took off we were cleared to land on runway 17C. We inadvertently landed on runway 17R. I think that, due to the last min runway change, and the concern over wake turbulence, we never tuned the navaids for runway 17C. Tower did not mention the incident and I don't know if we were on the proper runway or not. It was our intent to land on runway 17C but the tower may, in fact, have wanted us on runway 17R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW LANDS ON WRONG RWY AT DFW.

Narrative: ON VECTORS FOR RWY 18R IN DFW, APCH INFORMED US THAT RWY 18R WAS CLOSED AND SAID TO EXPECT RWY 17R AND CALL THE TWR. BEFORE CHANGING FREQ, WE CONFIRMED RWY WITH APCH AND THEN HE TOLD US RWY 17C. AFTER SWITCHING TO TWR FREQ, WE WERE TOLD TO CONTINUE AND BE AWARE OF WAKE TURB DUE TO DEPARTING HVY. AFTER HVY TOOK OFF WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 17C. WE INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON RWY 17R. I THINK THAT, DUE TO THE LAST MIN RWY CHANGE, AND THE CONCERN OVER WAKE TURB, WE NEVER TUNED THE NAVAIDS FOR RWY 17C. TWR DID NOT MENTION THE INCIDENT AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE WERE ON THE PROPER RWY OR NOT. IT WAS OUR INTENT TO LAND ON RWY 17C BUT THE TWR MAY, IN FACT, HAVE WANTED US ON RWY 17R.

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.