Narrative:

Nighttime, VFR on an IFR flight plan, shooting a VOR/DME-a approach into teb, nj. Both pilots were unfamiliar with the area, especially at night. We did not get switched over to tower from new york approach until we asked, right over the top of teb. I recall looking right down at runway 24 light brightly. As I turned downwind, tower received our call and cleared us to land #2. I understood it to be runway 24, I was the pilot flying. As we continued downwind, both pilots' attention were outside the cockpit looking for other aircraft, obstacles, and towers. The PNF said, 'hill at 12 O'clock position and tower.' at that point I started a left base turn for runway 24 and continuing onto final, calling flaps to land, continue checklist. PNF said checklist complete except for yaw damper, which I then disengaged, then called checklist complete. An airplane was just departing runway 24 at teb as we were on about a 2 mi final. I then asked PNF to verify we were cleared to land. Tower said, 'roger, cleared to land.' after we landed and exited the runway, the tower then said we were supposed to land runway 19 (solution). We should have been switched to tower earlier, tower should have monitored us closer if we were supposed to land runway 19 instead of runway 24, especially when we verified cleared to land on a 2 mi final for runway 24. That particular VOR DME-a approach to a visual where 2 runways intersect so closely, should not be allowed. As pilots, we should have communicated better and been looking inside as well as outside -- not just outside. When you're on a visual, you don't want to run into anything.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CE550 CREW LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY AT TEB.

Narrative: NIGHTTIME, VFR ON AN IFR FLT PLAN, SHOOTING A VOR/DME-A APCH INTO TEB, NJ. BOTH PLTS WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. WE DID NOT GET SWITCHED OVER TO TWR FROM NEW YORK APCH UNTIL WE ASKED, RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF TEB. I RECALL LOOKING R DOWN AT RWY 24 LIGHT BRIGHTLY. AS I TURNED DOWNWIND, TWR RECEIVED OUR CALL AND CLRED US TO LAND #2. I UNDERSTOOD IT TO BE RWY 24, I WAS THE PLT FLYING. AS WE CONTINUED DOWNWIND, BOTH PLTS' ATTN WERE OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT LOOKING FOR OTHER ACFT, OBSTACLES, AND TWRS. THE PNF SAID, 'HILL AT 12 O'CLOCK POS AND TWR.' AT THAT POINT I STARTED A L BASE TURN FOR RWY 24 AND CONTINUING ONTO FINAL, CALLING FLAPS TO LAND, CONTINUE CHKLIST. PNF SAID CHKLIST COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR YAW DAMPER, WHICH I THEN DISENGAGED, THEN CALLED CHKLIST COMPLETE. AN AIRPLANE WAS JUST DEPARTING RWY 24 AT TEB AS WE WERE ON ABOUT A 2 MI FINAL. I THEN ASKED PNF TO VERIFY WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. TWR SAID, 'ROGER, CLRED TO LAND.' AFTER WE LANDED AND EXITED THE RWY, THE TWR THEN SAID WE WERE SUPPOSED TO LAND RWY 19 (SOLUTION). WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SWITCHED TO TWR EARLIER, TWR SHOULD HAVE MONITORED US CLOSER IF WE WERE SUPPOSED TO LAND RWY 19 INSTEAD OF RWY 24, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE VERIFIED CLRED TO LAND ON A 2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 24. THAT PARTICULAR VOR DME-A APCH TO A VISUAL WHERE 2 RWYS INTERSECT SO CLOSELY, SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. AS PLTS, WE SHOULD HAVE COMMUNICATED BETTER AND BEEN LOOKING INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE -- NOT JUST OUTSIDE. WHEN YOU'RE ON A VISUAL, YOU DON'T WANT TO RUN INTO ANYTHING.

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.