GA small aircraft landed on parallel taxiway instead of runway.

Attributes
ACN	102478
Time
Date	198901
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fat
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 4800
ASRS Report	102478
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance 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:

Cleared to land by reno tower at sunset, on runway 25. Sun directly in eyes on touchdown. Unable to differentiate runway from taxiway. Landed on taxiway. No damage to self or others. Solution: do not land directly into the sun.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA LANDED ON PARALLEL TXWY INSTEAD OF RWY.

Narrative: CLRED TO LAND BY RENO TWR AT SUNSET, ON RWY 25. SUN DIRECTLY IN EYES ON TOUCHDOWN. UNABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE RWY FROM TXWY. LANDED ON TXWY. NO DAMAGE TO SELF OR OTHERS. SOLUTION: DO NOT LAND DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN.

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.