Atx small transport landed on a taxiway at tus that is well removed from the parallel runway.

Attributes
ACN	130059
Time
Date	198911
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tus
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	130059
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was proceeding straight in for runway 11 at tia, with tucson approach control for entry into the arsa. Approach vectored me to the right around 2 small transport twins on ILS final for runway 11L and cleared me to runway 11R. I was looking directly into the sun and saw 'runway 11R' clearly. This actually turned out to be taxiway C. I did not realize the error until committed to touchdown. The landing and rollout were without incident or undue braking. I called the tower to point out the mistake and later talked with tower personnel by telephone. Tower controllers apparently had not detected the error either. Contributing factors: 1) while being vectored around the slower traffic ahead of me on final, I did not see the second one until I was close in. I had edged further to the right because of this. 2) the surface of taxiway C is visually more dramatic and contrasts with the surrounding terrain more than runway 11R does. Looking directly into the morning sun further contributed to this problem. Recommendation: for aircraft landing on runway 11R directly into the sun, tower might offer a caution. VASI on 11R would be helpful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMT LANDED ON A TXWY AT TUS THAT IS WELL REMOVED FROM THE PARALLEL RWY.

Narrative: I WAS PROCEEDING STRAIGHT IN FOR RWY 11 AT TIA, WITH TUCSON APCH CTL FOR ENTRY INTO THE ARSA. APCH VECTORED ME TO THE RIGHT AROUND 2 SMT TWINS ON ILS FINAL FOR RWY 11L AND CLRED ME TO RWY 11R. I WAS LOOKING DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN AND SAW 'RWY 11R' CLEARLY. THIS ACTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE TXWY C. I DID NOT REALIZE THE ERROR UNTIL COMMITTED TO TOUCHDOWN. THE LNDG AND ROLLOUT WERE WITHOUT INCIDENT OR UNDUE BRAKING. I CALLED THE TWR TO POINT OUT THE MISTAKE AND LATER TALKED WITH TWR PERSONNEL BY TELEPHONE. TWR CTLRS APPARENTLY HAD NOT DETECTED THE ERROR EITHER. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) WHILE BEING VECTORED AROUND THE SLOWER TFC AHEAD OF ME ON FINAL, I DID NOT SEE THE SECOND ONE UNTIL I WAS CLOSE IN. I HAD EDGED FURTHER TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS. 2) THE SURFACE OF TXWY C IS VISUALLY MORE DRAMATIC AND CONTRASTS WITH THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN MORE THAN RWY 11R DOES. LOOKING DIRECTLY INTO THE MORNING SUN FURTHER CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PROBLEM. RECOMMENDATION: FOR ACFT LNDG ON RWY 11R DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN, TWR MIGHT OFFER A CAUTION. VASI ON 11R WOULD BE HELPFUL.

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.