A part 135 cargo pilot landed on sjc runway 30R after being cleared to land on runway 30L. He mistoo...

Attributes
ACN	938677
Time
Date	201103
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	SJC.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 500
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

Arriving in to sjc I was given instructions to follow a gulfstream on 2 mile final for runway 30L. I could not see the gulfstream but was still 5 miles from the airport. Upon landing just before the wheels touched down I saw 30R of which the right was barely visible due to the paint being very worn. Just as I touched down I heard the tower clear an airliner for takeoff on 30R and then immediately cancelling the takeoff clearance. Upon clearing the runway I was told to call the tower. I knew immediately after landing what had occurred. I had mistakenly confused a taxiway parallel and to the right as being runway 30R thereby thinking I was landing on runway 30L. I contributed the main cause of this incident; complacency; and not clearly identifying both the left and right runways during the approach. Secondly and to a much lower extent the worn runway markings also played a part in this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Part 135 Cargo pilot landed on SJC Runway 30R after being cleared to land on Runway 30L. He mistook the taxiway east of 30R as Runway 30R; And because the R in 30R was faded thought he was landing on 30L.

Narrative: Arriving in to SJC I was given instructions to follow a Gulfstream on 2 mile final for Runway 30L. I could not see the Gulfstream but was still 5 miles from the airport. Upon landing just before the wheels touched down I saw 30R of which the R was barely visible due to the paint being very worn. Just as I touched down I heard the Tower clear an airliner for takeoff on 30R and then immediately cancelling the takeoff clearance. Upon clearing the Runway I was told to call the Tower. I knew immediately after landing what had occurred. I had mistakenly confused a taxiway parallel and to the right as being Runway 30R thereby thinking I was landing on Runway 30L. I contributed the main cause of this incident; complacency; and not clearly identifying both the left and right runways during the approach. Secondly and to a much lower extent the worn runway markings also played a part in this incident.

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.

A part 135 cargo pilot landed on sjc runway 30R after being cleared to land on runway 30L. He mistook the taxiway east of 30R as runway 30R; and because the right in 30R was faded thought he was landing on 30L.