After dealing with a landing gear problem a landing is made on the wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	529574
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwk.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pwk.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 49 flight time total : 445 flight time type : 320
ASRS Report	529574
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landing on the wrong runway. At about 6 mi out, ATC had cleared me for visual approach l-hand base to runway 6. At the same time I was performing my before landing checklist including letting down the retractable gear. My green down light for my gear did not come on. I started to cycle the gear. On the third cycle, the green light activated. I lined up with the runway and called ATC and reported a 2 mi final for runway 6. ATC cleared me to land. I landed the airplane without incident and cleared the runway. At that point I realized I had landed on the wrong runway. Contributing factors to my error: that weekend all runways except runway 30/12 at pwk were closed due to runway maintenance. NOTAMS reported all runways except for runway 30/12 would be closed for the wkend. I had landed and taken off from runway 12 a number of times over the wkend. In my preoccupation with my gear problem and the runway closures, I did not anticipate the premature opening of runways and although ATC clearly announced my clearance for runway 6, and my reporting back runway 6, my mind did not register runway 6 due to my earlier activity on runway 12.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER DEALING WITH A LNDG GEAR PROB A LNDG IS MADE ON THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: LNDG ON THE WRONG RWY. AT ABOUT 6 MI OUT, ATC HAD CLRED ME FOR VISUAL APCH L-HAND BASE TO RWY 6. AT THE SAME TIME I WAS PERFORMING MY BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST INCLUDING LETTING DOWN THE RETRACTABLE GEAR. MY GREEN DOWN LIGHT FOR MY GEAR DID NOT COME ON. I STARTED TO CYCLE THE GEAR. ON THE THIRD CYCLE, THE GREEN LIGHT ACTIVATED. I LINED UP WITH THE RWY AND CALLED ATC AND RPTED A 2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 6. ATC CLRED ME TO LAND. I LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND CLRED THE RWY. AT THAT POINT I REALIZED I HAD LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO MY ERROR: THAT WEEKEND ALL RWYS EXCEPT RWY 30/12 AT PWK WERE CLOSED DUE TO RWY MAINT. NOTAMS RPTED ALL RWYS EXCEPT FOR RWY 30/12 WOULD BE CLOSED FOR THE WKEND. I HAD LANDED AND TAKEN OFF FROM RWY 12 A NUMBER OF TIMES OVER THE WKEND. IN MY PREOCCUPATION WITH MY GEAR PROB AND THE RWY CLOSURES, I DID NOT ANTICIPATE THE PREMATURE OPENING OF RWYS AND ALTHOUGH ATC CLRLY ANNOUNCED MY CLRNC FOR RWY 6, AND MY RPTING BACK RWY 6, MY MIND DID NOT REGISTER RWY 6 DUE TO MY EARLIER ACTIVITY ON RWY 12.

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.