C150 pilot on visual approach to runway 27R has GPS unit fall to floor. Reporter elected to retrieve...

Narrative:

While in landing pattern I had finished two touch and go landings on runway 27R. In my third circuit I informed the tower that this next landing would be a full stop. I was cleared to land on runway 27R. Winds were strong and gusting from the north during my base leg. In my turn to final my portable GPS fell to the floor due to the turbulence and I was concerned that the power and antenna cables might tangle with the yoke and I reached down and grabbed the unit. When I returned my attention to the runway; I lined up with and landed runway 27L. Runway 27L was NOTAM'ed closed for construction; however; the equipment was located at the opposite end of the runway. I realized my error immediately after landing and was instructed to telephone the control tower. After telephoning the tower from a local FBO; I taxied back to parking and saw another C150 land in runway 27L exactly as I had approximately 15 minutes earlier. I do not know if runway 27L had been reopened while I was at the FBO.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 pilot on visual approach to Runway 27R has GPS unit fall to floor. Reporter elected to retrieve unit before landing; and afterward lined up and landed on closed Runway 27L.

Narrative: While in landing pattern I had finished two touch and go landings on Runway 27R. In my third circuit I informed the Tower that this next landing would be a full stop. I was cleared to land on Runway 27R. Winds were strong and gusting from the north during my base leg. In my turn to final my portable GPS fell to the floor due to the turbulence and I was concerned that the power and antenna cables might tangle with the yoke and I reached down and grabbed the unit. When I returned my attention to the runway; I lined up with and landed Runway 27L. Runway 27L was NOTAM'ed closed for construction; however; the equipment was located at the opposite end of the runway. I realized my error immediately after landing and was instructed to telephone the control Tower. After telephoning the Tower from a local FBO; I taxied back to parking and saw another C150 land in Runway 27L exactly as I had approximately 15 minutes earlier. I do not know if Runway 27L had been reopened while I was at the FBO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	837948
Time
Date	200905
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 7 Flight Crew Total 15900 Flight Crew Type 327
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Landing Without Clearance Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

C150 pilot on visual approach to runway 27R has GPS unit fall to floor. Reporter elected to retrieve unit before landing; and afterward lined up and landed on closed runway 27L.