A BE36 pilot, cleared to land on runway 13L at dal, landed on runway 13R.

Attributes
ACN	473866
Time
Date	200005
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mfe.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern approach : visual arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 1595 flight time type : 12
ASRS Report	473866
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : combined local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was returning to love field (dal) and was flying a right downwind to land runway 13L (tower cleared me to land runway 13L). While turning base, I lost visual contact with the runway complex. Once on base leg, I began looking for the runway. In my mind, I was thinking the base turn took long enough to set me up on runway 13L. I saw the runway lights and turned final. I landed on runway 13R. I was close enough to the airport that runway 13L was never visible. After landing, the tower controller asked where I park and then said 'you appear to have landed on runway 13R.' she didn't seem too upset about it, I was horrified. Even though this did not cause a conflict, I realize how it could have, had the airport been busy. I've got to maintain situational awareness, right up to when I shut down the engine at the end of the flight. I've got to continue reevaluating my decisions until I am committed to a course of action. This will not happen again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE36 PLT, CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 13L AT DAL, LANDED ON RWY 13R.

Narrative: I WAS RETURNING TO LOVE FIELD (DAL) AND WAS FLYING A R DOWNWIND TO LAND RWY 13L (TWR CLRED ME TO LAND RWY 13L). WHILE TURNING BASE, I LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RWY COMPLEX. ONCE ON BASE LEG, I BEGAN LOOKING FOR THE RWY. IN MY MIND, I WAS THINKING THE BASE TURN TOOK LONG ENOUGH TO SET ME UP ON RWY 13L. I SAW THE RWY LIGHTS AND TURNED FINAL. I LANDED ON RWY 13R. I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE ARPT THAT RWY 13L WAS NEVER VISIBLE. AFTER LNDG, THE TWR CTLR ASKED WHERE I PARK AND THEN SAID 'YOU APPEAR TO HAVE LANDED ON RWY 13R.' SHE DIDN'T SEEM TOO UPSET ABOUT IT, I WAS HORRIFIED. EVEN THOUGH THIS DID NOT CAUSE A CONFLICT, I REALIZE HOW IT COULD HAVE, HAD THE ARPT BEEN BUSY. I'VE GOT TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, RIGHT UP TO WHEN I SHUT DOWN THE ENG AT THE END OF THE FLT. I'VE GOT TO CONTINUE REEVALUATING MY DECISIONS UNTIL I AM COMMITTED TO A COURSE OF ACTION. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.