C210 pilot approachs wrong runway at msy.

Attributes
ACN	699031
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msy.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	699031
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While on the 12TH hour of a 14 hour duty day; part 135 single pilot IFR; was on a visual approach to runway 1 at msy. When switched to tower frequency; asked to switch to runway 28. Cleared the visual and cleared to land. While configuring the aircraft to land; instead of joining a left downwind to runway 28; joined a right base to runway 10. Fatigue played a big part in lack of situational awareness. Queried by ATC as to which runway was going to; told the runway 10 when realized that is where I was descending to. ATC then cleared me to land runway 10. At no point did I cross the extended runway centerline until I was cleared to land. I think that a 14 hour duty day is the major factor of the situation. More rest for part 135 would solve the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT APCHS WRONG RWY AT MSY.

Narrative: WHILE ON THE 12TH HR OF A 14 HR DUTY DAY; PART 135 SINGLE PLT IFR; WAS ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 1 AT MSY. WHEN SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ; ASKED TO SWITCH TO RWY 28. CLRED THE VISUAL AND CLRED TO LAND. WHILE CONFIGURING THE ACFT TO LAND; INSTEAD OF JOINING A LEFT DOWNWIND TO RWY 28; JOINED A R BASE TO RWY 10. FATIGUE PLAYED A BIG PART IN LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. QUERIED BY ATC AS TO WHICH RWY WAS GOING TO; TOLD THE RWY 10 WHEN REALIZED THAT IS WHERE I WAS DSNDING TO. ATC THEN CLRED ME TO LAND RWY 10. AT NO POINT DID I CROSS THE EXTENDED RWY CTRLINE UNTIL I WAS CLRED TO LAND. I THINK THAT A 14 HR DUTY DAY IS THE MAJOR FACTOR OF THE SIT. MORE REST FOR PART 135 WOULD SOLVE THE PROB.

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.