Pilot of LC30 lancair makes approach and landing to the wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	402942
Time
Date	199805
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cno
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	402942
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I inadvertently landed on runway 26L instead of runway 26R at chino airport. Runway 26L is much longer and when I turned base to final I just thought I was on the correct runway. By the time I realized my mistake it would have been more dangerous to try and change runways than to land. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that he cannot explain his wrong runway landing. The controller notified him of being lined up with the wrong runway when he was so low he felt it less dangerous to land than to change runways. Controller said 'that's ok, no problem.' there was no other traffic at the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LC30 LANCAIR MAKES APCH AND LNDG TO THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: I INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON RWY 26L INSTEAD OF RWY 26R AT CHINO ARPT. RWY 26L IS MUCH LONGER AND WHEN I TURNED BASE TO FINAL I JUST THOUGHT I WAS ON THE CORRECT RWY. BY THE TIME I REALIZED MY MISTAKE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DANGEROUS TO TRY AND CHANGE RWYS THAN TO LAND. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT HE CANNOT EXPLAIN HIS WRONG RWY LNDG. THE CTLR NOTIFIED HIM OF BEING LINED UP WITH THE WRONG RWY WHEN HE WAS SO LOW HE FELT IT LESS DANGEROUS TO LAND THAN TO CHANGE RWYS. CTLR SAID 'THAT'S OK, NO PROB.' THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC AT THE TIME.

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.