Go around, traffic on runway, landed on taxiway in error.

Attributes
ACN	169717
Time
Date	199102
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sba
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sba
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : circling
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 310 flight time type : 62
ASRS Report	169717
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared by tower to land 33R following a faster aircraft. Given go around right traffic before T/D as other aircraft was not clear of active. Executed right traffic and on right base sun was low (40 mins before sunset) and caused disorientation. Lined up on taxiway just right of and parallel to 33R. Landing uneventful. Tower asked if I was aware that I landed on taxiway. I responded no.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GO AROUND, TRAFFIC ON RWY, LANDED ON TXWY IN ERROR.

Narrative: CLRED BY TWR TO LAND 33R FOLLOWING A FASTER ACFT. GIVEN GAR RIGHT TFC BEFORE T/D AS OTHER ACFT WAS NOT CLR OF ACTIVE. EXECUTED RIGHT TFC AND ON RIGHT BASE SUN WAS LOW (40 MINS BEFORE SUNSET) AND CAUSED DISORIENTATION. LINED UP ON TXWY JUST RIGHT OF AND PARALLEL TO 33R. LNDG UNEVENTFUL. TWR ASKED IF I WAS AWARE THAT I LANDED ON TXWY. I RESPONDED NO.

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.