Taxiway landing by private pilot in an small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	260509
Time
Date	199312
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	260509
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

Upon arrival at sjc the tower gave me clearance to land on runway 30R. Due to the arrival of a large commercial aircraft on runway 30L and my hesitation to turn towards it, I extended my downwind beyond the view of runway 30R's numbers and mistook the taxiway for the runway. This was my first time into sjc and my first flight into a tower control airport in approximately 10 yrs. I believe these 2 facts contributed to my pilot error. P.south. There was no traffic on the taxiway at the time and if there had been I would have realized my error and would not have landed on the taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TXWY LNDG BY PVT PLT IN AN SMA.

Narrative: UPON ARR AT SJC THE TWR GAVE ME CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 30R. DUE TO THE ARR OF A LARGE COMMERCIAL ACFT ON RWY 30L AND MY HESITATION TO TURN TOWARDS IT, I EXTENDED MY DOWNWIND BEYOND THE VIEW OF RWY 30R'S NUMBERS AND MISTOOK THE TXWY FOR THE RWY. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME INTO SJC AND MY FIRST FLT INTO A TWR CTL ARPT IN APPROX 10 YRS. I BELIEVE THESE 2 FACTS CONTRIBUTED TO MY PLT ERROR. P.S. THERE WAS NO TFC ON THE TXWY AT THE TIME AND IF THERE HAD BEEN I WOULD HAVE REALIZED MY ERROR AND WOULD NOT HAVE LANDED ON THE TXWY.

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.