Small aircraft pilot lands on the wrong parallel runway to which cleared.

Attributes
ACN	512164
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bfl.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	512164
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed on runway 30R when cleared to runway 30L. Following 3 hour flight across desert, the ATIS is difficult to copy until too close to the airport and this caused a rush to contact the tower and get a clearance. Also, distraction by passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDS ON THE WRONG PARALLEL RWY TO WHICH CLRED.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 30R WHEN CLRED TO RWY 30L. FOLLOWING 3 HR FLT ACROSS DESERT, THE ATIS IS DIFFICULT TO COPY UNTIL TOO CLOSE TO THE ARPT AND THIS CAUSED A RUSH TO CONTACT THE TWR AND GET A CLRNC. ALSO, DISTR BY PAX.

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.