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The pilot and tower controller reported an aircraft that landed on a parallel taxiway rather than the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1364104 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 6 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Aircraft was cleared to land on runway 32; and they requested to land long which I approved. As I watched aircraft I thought it was strange that it was floating so long over the runway; then I realized aircraft landed on taxiway a. I told the ground controller a king air just landed on taxiway a. Thankfully; no other aircraft were on taxiway a.I was not expecting the aircraft to land on taxiway a; and my expectation possibly caused a delay in recognizing the aircraft landed on the taxiway instead of runway 32. I will continue to remain vigilant and scan the runways and taxiways; and be more aware of the possibility of aircraft landing on taxiways.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot and Tower controller reported an aircraft that landed on a parallel taxiway rather than the runway.
Narrative: Aircraft was cleared to land on runway 32; and they requested to land long which I approved. As I watched aircraft I thought it was strange that it was floating so long over the runway; then I realized aircraft landed on taxiway A. I told the ground controller a King Air just landed on taxiway A. Thankfully; no other aircraft were on taxiway A.I was not expecting the aircraft to land on taxiway A; and my expectation possibly caused a delay in recognizing the aircraft landed on the taxiway instead of runway 32. I will continue to remain vigilant and scan the runways and taxiways; and be more aware of the possibility of aircraft landing on taxiways.
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