A piper cheyenne twin turboprop taxies off of taxiway north at dab when the passenger and pilot observe a C310 approaching the taxiway to land. The C310 makes a touch-and-go, thinking that the taxiway is runway 25R.

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Attributes
ACN	428549
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dab.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dab.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	PA-31T-X2 Cheyenne XL
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dab.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : touch and go
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	428549
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : 5
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing at dab runway 25R, I made a right turn off the runway per tower instructions and contacted ground. Ground control advised a right turn on taxiway north, hold short of taxiway west. Taxiing east on taxiway north, passenger in right front seat remarked that the aircraft on final (a C310) looked like he was going to 'land where we are.' I dismissed that because of a strong crosswind, and also because I've seen that illusion before. In any case I watched and as the C310 came closer I realized he was landing on taxiway north. In the meantime, a learjet had landed on runway 25R behind us. He pulled off the runway, but short of taxiway north. When I realized the C310 was landing, I happened to be next to the air carrier ramp taxiway across from taxiway N6. I advised ground that I was turning off taxiway north. I turned onto the ramp and made a 180 degree turn. At this time ground advised everyone to 'stand by.' the C310 proceeded to do a touch-and-go on taxiway north. I then told ground I was going to continue my taxi on taxiway north, which was approved. In hindsight, maybe I could have talked to ground about what I was looking at sooner, or switched over to tower frequency on communication #2 to help that poor guy out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER CHEYENNE TWIN TURBOPROP TAXIES OFF OF TXWY N AT DAB WHEN THE PAX AND PLT OBSERVE A C310 APCHING THE TXWY TO LAND. THE C310 MAKES A TOUCH-AND-GO, THINKING THAT THE TXWY IS RWY 25R.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT DAB RWY 25R, I MADE A R TURN OFF THE RWY PER TWR INSTRUCTIONS AND CONTACTED GND. GND CTL ADVISED A R TURN ON TXWY N, HOLD SHORT OF TXWY W. TAXIING E ON TXWY N, PAX IN R FRONT SEAT REMARKED THAT THE ACFT ON FINAL (A C310) LOOKED LIKE HE WAS GOING TO 'LAND WHERE WE ARE.' I DISMISSED THAT BECAUSE OF A STRONG XWIND, AND ALSO BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THAT ILLUSION BEFORE. IN ANY CASE I WATCHED AND AS THE C310 CAME CLOSER I REALIZED HE WAS LNDG ON TXWY N. IN THE MEANTIME, A LEARJET HAD LANDED ON RWY 25R BEHIND US. HE PULLED OFF THE RWY, BUT SHORT OF TXWY N. WHEN I REALIZED THE C310 WAS LNDG, I HAPPENED TO BE NEXT TO THE ACR RAMP TXWY ACROSS FROM TXWY N6. I ADVISED GND THAT I WAS TURNING OFF TXWY N. I TURNED ONTO THE RAMP AND MADE A 180 DEG TURN. AT THIS TIME GND ADVISED EVERYONE TO 'STAND BY.' THE C310 PROCEEDED TO DO A TOUCH-AND-GO ON TXWY N. I THEN TOLD GND I WAS GOING TO CONTINUE MY TAXI ON TXWY N, WHICH WAS APPROVED. IN HINDSIGHT, MAYBE I COULD HAVE TALKED TO GND ABOUT WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT SOONER, OR SWITCHED OVER TO TWR FREQ ON COM #2 TO HELP THAT POOR GUY OUT.

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.