<< >> NASA ASRS Report 458479, December 1999

An small aircraft private pilot lands on a taxiway after experiencing a false warning on his nose landing gear at mhr, ca.

Attributes
ACN	458479
Time
Date	199912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mhr.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	458479
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : taxiway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Airport
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While going through a 'no green light indication of landing gear down and locked' (actual, not simulated) approach, I was advised to utilize runway 22R (normally runway 22L is utilized) and was told crash fire rescue equipment trucks were on-site and prepared. I began the approach and landed on a large parallel taxiway. Visual cues given by positioning of the fire trucks, relative unfamiliarity with the airport, the tense 'no green light' situation and no marking of taxiway all contributed to this error at an uncontrolled airport. I landed 'between the trucks,' learned this after landing. Radio contact was limited to radio inside maintenance hangar -- right of ramp, so long centerline into hazy sun was the main focus for landing between the fire trucks. Recommendations: 1) mark the taxiway (like at sjc). 2) have fire trucks on cross txwys closer to runway to be used. 3) mobile radio 'on scene.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PVT PLT LANDS ON A TXWY AFTER EXPERIENCING A FALSE WARNING ON HIS NOSE LNDG GEAR AT MHR, CA.

Narrative: WHILE GOING THROUGH A 'NO GREEN LIGHT INDICATION OF LNDG GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED' (ACTUAL, NOT SIMULATED) APCH, I WAS ADVISED TO UTILIZE RWY 22R (NORMALLY RWY 22L IS UTILIZED) AND WAS TOLD CFR TRUCKS WERE ON-SITE AND PREPARED. I BEGAN THE APCH AND LANDED ON A LARGE PARALLEL TXWY. VISUAL CUES GIVEN BY POSITIONING OF THE FIRE TRUCKS, RELATIVE UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE ARPT, THE TENSE 'NO GREEN LIGHT' SIT AND NO MARKING OF TXWY ALL CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ERROR AT AN UNCTLED ARPT. I LANDED 'BTWN THE TRUCKS,' LEARNED THIS AFTER LNDG. RADIO CONTACT WAS LIMITED TO RADIO INSIDE MAINT HANGAR -- R OF RAMP, SO LONG CTRLINE INTO HAZY SUN WAS THE MAIN FOCUS FOR LNDG BTWN THE FIRE TRUCKS. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) MARK THE TXWY (LIKE AT SJC). 2) HAVE FIRE TRUCKS ON CROSS TXWYS CLOSER TO RWY TO BE USED. 3) MOBILE RADIO 'ON SCENE.'

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.