An experimental aircraft pilot landed on the parallel taxiway instead of on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	532107
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ues.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 5
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed ues on a local pleasure flight from runway 24. Upon my return, tower instructed me to make right traffic and cleared me to land on runway 18. The landing was uneventful. However, during my rollout, the tower informed me that I had landed on a taxiway that is parallel to the runway. I was not familiar with runway 18 and the low afternoon sun in my eyes made it impossible to see the runway markings. To my knowledge, no other aircraft or ground vehicles were effected. In the future, a greater use of airport layout diagrams will prevent a recurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EXPERIMENTAL ACFT PLT LANDED ON THE PARALLEL TXWY INSTEAD OF ON THE RWY.

Narrative: I DEPARTED UES ON A LCL PLEASURE FLT FROM RWY 24. UPON MY RETURN, TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO MAKE R TFC AND CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 18. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. HOWEVER, DURING MY ROLLOUT, THE TWR INFORMED ME THAT I HAD LANDED ON A TXWY THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE RWY. I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH RWY 18 AND THE LOW AFTERNOON SUN IN MY EYES MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE RWY MARKINGS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO OTHER ACFT OR GND VEHICLES WERE EFFECTED. IN THE FUTURE, A GREATER USE OF ARPT LAYOUT DIAGRAMS WILL PREVENT A RECURRENCE.

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.