Air carrier medium large transport landed on a runway unauthorized for his company's use.

Attributes
ACN	96902
Time
Date	198810
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	96902
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On final approach to runway 14L at iah. Approximately 1 1/2 mi from T/D the tower advised us that runway 14L was closed, and they asked if we would accept runway 14R. I asked the captain and he agreed to land on runway 14R. I checked the airport layout and saw there was 6030' available and concurred with his decision. The landing was uneventful. During the turnaround cycle I checked the arm's manual only to find out runway 14R is not an authority/authorized runway for our company. I recommend some form of identify of commercial plates to indicate whether a runway is authority/authorized or unauthorized, (possibly an 'X' placed through it on the airport diagram). The arm's manual is extremely bulky and difficult to handle. It definitely should not be opened on final approach, so some means of identing an unauthorized runway quickly is needed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LANDED ON A RWY UNAUTH FOR HIS COMPANY'S USE.

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 14L AT IAH. APPROX 1 1/2 MI FROM T/D THE TWR ADVISED US THAT RWY 14L WAS CLOSED, AND THEY ASKED IF WE WOULD ACCEPT RWY 14R. I ASKED THE CAPT AND HE AGREED TO LAND ON RWY 14R. I CHKED THE ARPT LAYOUT AND SAW THERE WAS 6030' AVAILABLE AND CONCURRED WITH HIS DECISION. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING THE TURNAROUND CYCLE I CHKED THE ARM'S MANUAL ONLY TO FIND OUT RWY 14R IS NOT AN AUTH RWY FOR OUR COMPANY. I RECOMMEND SOME FORM OF IDENT OF COMMERCIAL PLATES TO INDICATE WHETHER A RWY IS AUTH OR UNAUTH, (POSSIBLY AN 'X' PLACED THROUGH IT ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM). THE ARM'S MANUAL IS EXTREMELY BULKY AND DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. IT DEFINITELY SHOULD NOT BE OPENED ON FINAL APCH, SO SOME MEANS OF IDENTING AN UNAUTH RWY QUICKLY IS NEEDED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.