Visual approach lined up on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	292697
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	292697
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While making a visual approach to runway 26R at den, approach control told us to follow another aircraft that was making a visual approach to runway 26L and land on runway 26R. They also told us to follow him as close as possible but, not to pass. The terrain surrounding the runways was covered with snow. While monitoring the preceding aircraft, we lined up on the taxiway between runways 26L and 26R. This error was recognized by both the cockpit crew and the tower simultaneously. A go around was initiated just as the tower was advising the crew of the error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VISUAL APCH LINED UP ON TXWY.

Narrative: WHILE MAKING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26R AT DEN, APCH CTL TOLD US TO FOLLOW ANOTHER ACFT THAT WAS MAKING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26L AND LAND ON RWY 26R. THEY ALSO TOLD US TO FOLLOW HIM AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE BUT, NOT TO PASS. THE TERRAIN SURROUNDING THE RWYS WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. WHILE MONITORING THE PRECEDING ACFT, WE LINED UP ON THE TXWY BTWN RWYS 26L AND 26R. THIS ERROR WAS RECOGNIZED BY BOTH THE COCKPIT CREW AND THE TWR SIMULTANEOUSLY. A GAR WAS INITIATED JUST AS THE TWR WAS ADVISING THE CREW OF THE ERROR.

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.