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C172 pilot on visual approach, aircraft landing lights wouldn't activate. Reporter saw aircraft on either a runway or taxiway and landed downfield on a taxiway. Reporter says that at no time was he closer to the other aircraft than 200 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 250 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 391917 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approach (localizer) to field, cleared to land when reported visual in sight. Landing lights would not activate. Circled to land (l-hand pattern) on runway 10. Called all calls on 122.7 local control frequency with no response. Saw aircraft on end of either taxiway or runway. Called intentions and landed at middle of strip. Other aircraft then announced that I had landed on taxiway. I told him I had seen him on approach, lights wouldn't come up so I landed on taxiway down in the middle of field to clear. At no time was I closer than 200-250 ft from top of aircraft at end of taxiway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT ON VISUAL APCH, ACFT LNDG LIGHTS WOULDN'T ACTIVATE. RPTR SAW ACFT ON EITHER A RWY OR TXWY AND LANDED DOWNFIELD ON A TXWY. RPTR SAYS THAT AT NO TIME WAS HE CLOSER TO THE OTHER ACFT THAN 200 FT.
Narrative: APCH (LOC) TO FIELD, CLRED TO LAND WHEN RPTED VISUAL IN SIGHT. LNDG LIGHTS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. CIRCLED TO LAND (L-HAND PATTERN) ON RWY 10. CALLED ALL CALLS ON 122.7 LCL CTL FREQ WITH NO RESPONSE. SAW ACFT ON END OF EITHER TXWY OR RWY. CALLED INTENTIONS AND LANDED AT MIDDLE OF STRIP. OTHER ACFT THEN ANNOUNCED THAT I HAD LANDED ON TXWY. I TOLD HIM I HAD SEEN HIM ON APCH, LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME UP SO I LANDED ON TXWY DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF FIELD TO CLR. AT NO TIME WAS I CLOSER THAN 200-250 FT FROM TOP OF ACFT AT END OF TXWY.
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.