<< >> NASA ASRS Report 514303, June 2001

PA28 instructor becomes distracted in how he wants to exit the runway because of other landing traffic and lands on the wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	514303
Time
Date	200106
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmi.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	514303
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At the end of a training flight, which lasted about 1 hour, we entered the traffic pattern for touch and goes. After several lndgs, a full stop was requested. ATC offered the choice of runway 22R or 18. Since we were already in the pattern for runway 18, and the winds favored runway 18, we chose to stay on runway 18. Abeam the fixed distance markers, ATC stated that traffic was on a 4 mi final and we could extend downwind or make short approach. A short approach was made and we landed on runway 14R. This was realized shortly after exiting the runway. Contributing factors included, the late decision to make short approach and a self imposed desire to make the early exit off the runway. Both of which lead to a lack of concentration, which resulted in lining up for and landing on the wrong runway. The incursion could have been prevented by placing a greater focus on my own aircraft's situation/position and less concern about landing short to make a quick exit, or extending the downwind and not rushing the landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 INSTRUCTOR BECOMES DISTRACTED IN HOW HE WANTS TO EXIT THE RWY BECAUSE OF OTHER LNDG TFC AND LANDS ON THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: AT THE END OF A TRAINING FLT, WHICH LASTED ABOUT 1 HR, WE ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN FOR TOUCH AND GOES. AFTER SEVERAL LNDGS, A FULL STOP WAS REQUESTED. ATC OFFERED THE CHOICE OF RWY 22R OR 18. SINCE WE WERE ALREADY IN THE PATTERN FOR RWY 18, AND THE WINDS FAVORED RWY 18, WE CHOSE TO STAY ON RWY 18. ABEAM THE FIXED DISTANCE MARKERS, ATC STATED THAT TFC WAS ON A 4 MI FINAL AND WE COULD EXTEND DOWNWIND OR MAKE SHORT APCH. A SHORT APCH WAS MADE AND WE LANDED ON RWY 14R. THIS WAS REALIZED SHORTLY AFTER EXITING THE RWY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED, THE LATE DECISION TO MAKE SHORT APCH AND A SELF IMPOSED DESIRE TO MAKE THE EARLY EXIT OFF THE RWY. BOTH OF WHICH LEAD TO A LACK OF CONCENTRATION, WHICH RESULTED IN LINING UP FOR AND LNDG ON THE WRONG RWY. THE INCURSION COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY PLACING A GREATER FOCUS ON MY OWN ACFT'S SIT/POS AND LESS CONCERN ABOUT LNDG SHORT TO MAKE A QUICK EXIT, OR EXTENDING THE DOWNWIND AND NOT RUSHING THE LNDG.

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.