C172 student pilot lands on the wrong runway causing an air carrier to go around at tus.

Attributes
ACN	695065
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tus.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 3400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tus.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : tus.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 39 flight time total : 39 flight time type : 39
ASRS Report	695065
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic controller : issued advisory flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was PIC for a C172M on return to tus airport from first solo cross country flight. I departed from tus 2 hours prior but wind direction had changed since my departure for cross country flight. I took off on runway 11R; but runway 29 was the active upon my return where the situation occurred. I flew a r-hand traffic pattern for runway 29 at 3400 ft. Tower cleared me to land on runway 29L but I misinterped and thought I was cleared for runway 29R. On final over runway 29R tower verified that I was on runway 29R and initiated an air carrier for a go around. The air carrier was above and behind me for runway 29R at the time of the incident. The air carrier flew a go around above me on runway 29R at about 500 ft above me. In my opinion some possible contributing factors were my unfamiliarity with runway 29R and runway 29L traffic pattern. I was a student pilot returning from my first solo cross country flight flying the runway 29R and 29L pattern for the first time. In addition; my perception that I was clear to land on runway 29R was wrong. Tower cleared me to land on runway 29L and not runway 29R. However; from what I can recall; tower had cleared me for runway 29R at an earlier point but changed to runway 29L. I heard all the instructions from tower loud and clear but somehow thought I was clear to land on runway 29R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 STUDENT PLT LANDS ON THE WRONG RWY CAUSING AN ACR TO GO AROUND AT TUS.

Narrative: I WAS PIC FOR A C172M ON RETURN TO TUS ARPT FROM FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT. I DEPARTED FROM TUS 2 HRS PRIOR BUT WIND DIRECTION HAD CHANGED SINCE MY DEP FOR XCOUNTRY FLT. I TOOK OFF ON RWY 11R; BUT RWY 29 WAS THE ACTIVE UPON MY RETURN WHERE THE SITUATION OCCURRED. I FLEW A R-HAND TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 29 AT 3400 FT. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 29L BUT I MISINTERPED AND THOUGHT I WAS CLRED FOR RWY 29R. ON FINAL OVER RWY 29R TWR VERIFIED THAT I WAS ON RWY 29R AND INITIATED AN ACR FOR A GAR. THE ACR WAS ABOVE AND BEHIND ME FOR RWY 29R AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE ACR FLEW A GAR ABOVE ME ON RWY 29R AT ABOUT 500 FT ABOVE ME. IN MY OPINION SOME POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE MY UNFAMILIARITY WITH RWY 29R AND RWY 29L TFC PATTERN. I WAS A STUDENT PLT RETURNING FROM MY FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT FLYING THE RWY 29R AND 29L PATTERN FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN ADDITION; MY PERCEPTION THAT I WAS CLR TO LAND ON RWY 29R WAS WRONG. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 29L AND NOT RWY 29R. HOWEVER; FROM WHAT I CAN RECALL; TWR HAD CLRED ME FOR RWY 29R AT AN EARLIER POINT BUT CHANGED TO RWY 29L. I HEARD ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM TWR LOUD AND CLR BUT SOMEHOW THOUGHT I WAS CLR TO LAND ON RWY 29R.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.