Small aircraft pilot makes an unauthorized landing on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	147125
Time
Date	199006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : srq
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 5500
ASRS Report	147125
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	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 cleared to land on runway 14 at the srq. As I flew close to the approach end of the runway, my attention was distraction by a helicopter hovering over the runway about where I would be rolling out. Nobody made any transmission regarding the intentions of the helicopter which slowly moved out of its position and I returned my attention to my landing. Rounded out and landed. As I turned off the 'runway' ground controller said, 'you have just landed on runway 14 right'. Puzzled I thought, 'srq has no runway 14R'. Then the horror and embarrassment of it hit me. I had landed on the taxiway! I have never done that before in 49 yrs of flying. So this is what can happen when you allow your attention to be diverted from the primary job at hand. Never again I hope!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT MAKES AN UNAUTH LNDG ON TXWY.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 14 AT THE SRQ. AS I FLEW CLOSE TO THE APCH END OF THE RWY, MY ATTN WAS DISTR BY A HELI HOVERING OVER THE RWY ABOUT WHERE I WOULD BE ROLLING OUT. NOBODY MADE ANY XMISSION REGARDING THE INTENTIONS OF THE HELI WHICH SLOWLY MOVED OUT OF ITS POS AND I RETURNED MY ATTN TO MY LNDG. ROUNDED OUT AND LANDED. AS I TURNED OFF THE 'RWY' GND CTLR SAID, 'YOU HAVE JUST LANDED ON RWY 14 R'. PUZZLED I THOUGHT, 'SRQ HAS NO RWY 14R'. THEN THE HORROR AND EMBARRASSMENT OF IT HIT ME. I HAD LANDED ON THE TXWY! I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE IN 49 YRS OF FLYING. SO THIS IS WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU ALLOW YOUR ATTN TO BE DIVERTED FROM THE PRIMARY JOB AT HAND. NEVER AGAIN I HOPE!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.