A PA34 pilot lands on runway 34L instead of runway 34R as cleared.

Attributes
ACN	716085
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 4412
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rno.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	716085
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was returning to reno on a VFR flight plan. The active runways were runway 34R and runway 34L. I was approaching from the west; and cleared to land on runway 34R with a left base. As I turned from base to final I heard an airplane report a mid-field downwind for runway 34R. I looked for that airplane as I rolled from base to final leg; about 1 mi from the end of the runway. Upon landing; I immediately realized that I had landed on the left runway instead of the right. I called the tower as soon as I shut the airplane down. The tower personnel confirmed that there were no aircraft approaching to land or preparing to take off from runway 34L when I landed. I believe I was over-involved in seeing the plane on downwind leg; and didn't see the runway number while landing as a result.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA34 PLT LANDS ON RWY 34L INSTEAD OF RWY 34R AS CLRED.

Narrative: I WAS RETURNING TO RENO ON A VFR FLT PLAN. THE ACTIVE RWYS WERE RWY 34R AND RWY 34L. I WAS APCHING FROM THE W; AND CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 34R WITH A L BASE. AS I TURNED FROM BASE TO FINAL I HEARD AN AIRPLANE RPT A MID-FIELD DOWNWIND FOR RWY 34R. I LOOKED FOR THAT AIRPLANE AS I ROLLED FROM BASE TO FINAL LEG; ABOUT 1 MI FROM THE END OF THE RWY. UPON LNDG; I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT I HAD LANDED ON THE L RWY INSTEAD OF THE R. I CALLED THE TWR AS SOON AS I SHUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN. THE TWR PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO ACFT APCHING TO LAND OR PREPARING TO TAKE OFF FROM RWY 34L WHEN I LANDED. I BELIEVE I WAS OVER-INVOLVED IN SEEING THE PLANE ON DOWNWIND LEG; AND DIDN'T SEE THE RWY NUMBER WHILE LNDG AS A RESULT.

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.