Private pilot of small aircraft lands on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	267828
Time
Date	199404
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	267828
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During an ILS approach to runway 10R at pdx at approximately XA30 local time on the morning of apr/xx/94, I was cleared to land on runway 10R by pdx tower. This was the first time I had made an approach to the pdx airport in over 20 yrs and I was a little apprehensive after being told to keep my speed up because of following traffic. The approach was through a higher overcast and some lower scattered clouds which interfered with getting a clear view of the airport. At approximately 500 ft the tower requested I use runway 10L. I looked immediately to the left of runway 10R and acknowledged what I thought was runway 10L in sight. I continued the approach and landed only then to realize that I had landed on a 4000 ft parallel taxiway. Pdx tower did not say anything about this incident, but I thought it best to report it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF SMA LANDS ON TXWY.

Narrative: DURING AN ILS APCH TO RWY 10R AT PDX AT APPROX XA30 LCL TIME ON THE MORNING OF APR/XX/94, I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 10R BY PDX TWR. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD MADE AN APCH TO THE PDX ARPT IN OVER 20 YRS AND I WAS A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE AFTER BEING TOLD TO KEEP MY SPD UP BECAUSE OF FOLLOWING TFC. THE APCH WAS THROUGH A HIGHER OVCST AND SOME LOWER SCATTERED CLOUDS WHICH INTERFERED WITH GETTING A CLR VIEW OF THE ARPT. AT APPROX 500 FT THE TWR REQUESTED I USE RWY 10L. I LOOKED IMMEDIATELY TO THE L OF RWY 10R AND ACKNOWLEDGED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RWY 10L IN SIGHT. I CONTINUED THE APCH AND LANDED ONLY THEN TO REALIZE THAT I HAD LANDED ON A 4000 FT PARALLEL TXWY. PDX TWR DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS INCIDENT, BUT I THOUGHT IT BEST TO RPT IT.

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.