Pilot lands on taxiway by mistake.

Attributes
ACN	284034
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cno
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sea
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 1140 flight time type : 620
ASRS Report	284034
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without 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:

I have no good explanation as to what caused the problem. Contributing factors? Light haze and fog. Turned from base to final lined up on what I thought was the runway and landed. Was informed of error by ground control. I will be reminded of this error at every landing I make for the rest of my life.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT LANDS ON TXWY BY MISTAKE.

Narrative: I HAVE NO GOOD EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE PROB. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS? LIGHT HAZE AND FOG. TURNED FROM BASE TO FINAL LINED UP ON WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE RWY AND LANDED. WAS INFORMED OF ERROR BY GND CTL. I WILL BE REMINDED OF THIS ERROR AT EVERY LNDG I MAKE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

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.