Foreign pilot lands on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	347203
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pbi tower : ykm
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	347203
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: foreign private pilot landed on the taxiway parallel to runway 27L. He asked the tower if runway 27L was the long or the short runway. The tower replied it was the short one. The reporter then aligned himself with the taxiway. He realized he was landing on a taxiway at about 50 ft AGL and decided to continue with the landing to avoid flying over the runway 13 final. He also said he landed on the taxiway north of runway 27L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FOREIGN PLT LANDS ON TXWY.

Narrative: IN SUM: FOREIGN PVT PLT LANDED ON THE TXWY PARALLEL TO RWY 27L. HE ASKED THE TWR IF RWY 27L WAS THE LONG OR THE SHORT RWY. THE TWR REPLIED IT WAS THE SHORT ONE. THE RPTR THEN ALIGNED HIMSELF WITH THE TXWY. HE REALIZED HE WAS LNDG ON A TXWY AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE LNDG TO AVOID FLYING OVER THE RWY 13 FINAL. HE ALSO SAID HE LANDED ON THE TXWY N OF RWY 27L.

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.