Small aircraft pilot attempting a landing on a parallel runway, lands instead on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	366185
Time
Date	199704
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lnk
State Reference	NE
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	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 3472 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	366185
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : 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:

At the end of a VFR flight from pns to lnk, I was cleared for a right downwind for runway 35R and was subsequently cleared to land on runway 35R. Being new to the lincoln area and never having landed on runway 35R before, I saw what appeared to be 2 runways ahead and landed on the right which was actually a parallel taxiway. It wasn't until notified by tower that I realized the error. Prime cause of my error was lack of attention. Seeing 2 strips and assuming they were the 2 runways. Having been in the area for 2 months, I have studied the runway charts and knew the runway layout but still made the error. The noneventful, easy VFR flight apparently lulled me into excessive complacency. No excuse!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ATTEMPTING A LNDG ON A PARALLEL RWY, LANDS INSTEAD ON TXWY.

Narrative: AT THE END OF A VFR FLT FROM PNS TO LNK, I WAS CLRED FOR A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 35R AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 35R. BEING NEW TO THE LINCOLN AREA AND NEVER HAVING LANDED ON RWY 35R BEFORE, I SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE 2 RWYS AHEAD AND LANDED ON THE R WHICH WAS ACTUALLY A PARALLEL TXWY. IT WASN'T UNTIL NOTIFIED BY TWR THAT I REALIZED THE ERROR. PRIME CAUSE OF MY ERROR WAS LACK OF ATTN. SEEING 2 STRIPS AND ASSUMING THEY WERE THE 2 RWYS. HAVING BEEN IN THE AREA FOR 2 MONTHS, I HAVE STUDIED THE RWY CHARTS AND KNEW THE RWY LAYOUT BUT STILL MADE THE ERROR. THE NONEVENTFUL, EASY VFR FLT APPARENTLY LULLED ME INTO EXCESSIVE COMPLACENCY. NO EXCUSE!

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.