A C152 pilot landed on the parallel taxiway at lnk, instead of on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	533047
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lnk.airport
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl single value : 1214
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lnk.tower tower : hou.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 25 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	533047
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took off of runway 35R and got in the pattern and when I was just setting up for a landing, the tower radioed to me and told me to extend my downwind because I was going to be following a cessna in and to watch out for his jetwash. This was my first landing since dec/mon/01 and I was out to work on my lndgs. I was watching so hard for jetwash, and concentrating so hard on getting set up for landing and making the runway, that I landed on the taxiway next to the runway. The lights were not very visible and the runway and taxiway look identical from above. I learned from my mistake and every time I come in for a landing, this day will be on my mind! I will always, from now on out, make sure that I am on the correct runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C152 PLT LANDED ON THE PARALLEL TXWY AT LNK, INSTEAD OF ON THE RWY.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF OF RWY 35R AND GOT IN THE PATTERN AND WHEN I WAS JUST SETTING UP FOR A LNDG, THE TWR RADIOED TO ME AND TOLD ME TO EXTEND MY DOWNWIND BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO BE FOLLOWING A CESSNA IN AND TO WATCH OUT FOR HIS JETWASH. THIS WAS MY FIRST LNDG SINCE DEC/MON/01 AND I WAS OUT TO WORK ON MY LNDGS. I WAS WATCHING SO HARD FOR JETWASH, AND CONCENTRATING SO HARD ON GETTING SET UP FOR LNDG AND MAKING THE RWY, THAT I LANDED ON THE TXWY NEXT TO THE RWY. THE LIGHTS WERE NOT VERY VISIBLE AND THE RWY AND TXWY LOOK IDENTICAL FROM ABOVE. I LEARNED FROM MY MISTAKE AND EVERY TIME I COME IN FOR A LNDG, THIS DAY WILL BE ON MY MIND! I WILL ALWAYS, FROM NOW ON OUT, MAKE SURE THAT I AM ON THE CORRECT RWY.

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.