Narrative:

ATIS reported runways 15 and 19 both being used for lndgs. I was given vectors for a straight-in landing on runway 19. Somehow I understood that I was cleared for a landing on runway 15. I believe it was because another aircraft before me landed on runway 15. I was stressed from a long flight over desolate terrain in northern ontario, and I believe it was because of this that I made this mistake. Both the approach controller and the tower controller gave me vectors, and I could not reconcile why I was not lining up with runway 15, which I could see. I began to believe that I was looking at the wrong airport, and the stress worsened. I asked the tower for vectors to the runway, and it was taking me further from what I thought was my assigned runway. Finally, I told him I could see the numbers. I was nearly at touchdown when he told me that it was the wrong runway. I landed. I am sure this happened because of stress induced fatigue. Also, it is my practice to ask for an instrument approach, even when a visual is offered, for practice. The long runway at btv is runway 15 and it has an ILS. I had the plate out and had reviewed it thoroughly before entering the terminal area. The area was much busier than I had expected, and so I decided to not ask for vectors for the ILS, figuring it would be making extra work for the controller. By this time I had runway 15 very much set in my tired brain. I think I made too much work for myself, and I should have just stuck with the tasks at hand. I did get proper rest the night before, but worrying about the initial long stretch of my flight over desolate terrain I think wore me down.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TIRED PLT OF C182 LANDS WRONG RWY BTV.

Narrative: ATIS RPTED RWYS 15 AND 19 BOTH BEING USED FOR LNDGS. I WAS GIVEN VECTORS FOR A STRAIGHT-IN LNDG ON RWY 19. SOMEHOW I UNDERSTOOD THAT I WAS CLRED FOR A LNDG ON RWY 15. I BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE ANOTHER ACFT BEFORE ME LANDED ON RWY 15. I WAS STRESSED FROM A LONG FLT OVER DESOLATE TERRAIN IN NORTHERN ONTARIO, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS THAT I MADE THIS MISTAKE. BOTH THE APCH CTLR AND THE TWR CTLR GAVE ME VECTORS, AND I COULD NOT RECONCILE WHY I WAS NOT LINING UP WITH RWY 15, WHICH I COULD SEE. I BEGAN TO BELIEVE THAT I WAS LOOKING AT THE WRONG ARPT, AND THE STRESS WORSENED. I ASKED THE TWR FOR VECTORS TO THE RWY, AND IT WAS TAKING ME FURTHER FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WAS MY ASSIGNED RWY. FINALLY, I TOLD HIM I COULD SEE THE NUMBERS. I WAS NEARLY AT TOUCHDOWN WHEN HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE WRONG RWY. I LANDED. I AM SURE THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF STRESS INDUCED FATIGUE. ALSO, IT IS MY PRACTICE TO ASK FOR AN INST APCH, EVEN WHEN A VISUAL IS OFFERED, FOR PRACTICE. THE LONG RWY AT BTV IS RWY 15 AND IT HAS AN ILS. I HAD THE PLATE OUT AND HAD REVIEWED IT THOROUGHLY BEFORE ENTERING THE TERMINAL AREA. THE AREA WAS MUCH BUSIER THAN I HAD EXPECTED, AND SO I DECIDED TO NOT ASK FOR VECTORS FOR THE ILS, FIGURING IT WOULD BE MAKING EXTRA WORK FOR THE CTLR. BY THIS TIME I HAD RWY 15 VERY MUCH SET IN MY TIRED BRAIN. I THINK I MADE TOO MUCH WORK FOR MYSELF, AND I SHOULD HAVE JUST STUCK WITH THE TASKS AT HAND. I DID GET PROPER REST THE NIGHT BEFORE, BUT WORRYING ABOUT THE INITIAL LONG STRETCH OF MY FLT OVER DESOLATE TERRAIN I THINK WORE ME DOWN.

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.