A C172 pilot landed on a taxiway at isp.

Attributes
ACN	545559
Time
Date	200202
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : isp.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ena.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15.2 flight time total : 170.6 flight time type : 154.8
ASRS Report	545559
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Receiving vectors from ATC. Cleared to land runway 15L. Requested heading direction, given heading of 180 degrees. Subsequent to that, I was cleared to land on runway 15L. Upon turning final, I landed on what I assumed to be runway 15L, which is approximately the same length and width as taxiway F, assuming it was runway 15L. In reviewing the sequence of events, I realized I was in error and should have not assumed that when turning final, that I was on final for runway 15L. I should have made a more vigilant assessment of my location to the intended landing runway. While maintaining the heading of 180 degrees, the strong velocity of the winds may have contributed to the aircraft not being in a typical position on base.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT LANDED ON A TXWY AT ISP.

Narrative: RECEIVING VECTORS FROM ATC. CLRED TO LAND RWY 15L. REQUESTED HDG DIRECTION, GIVEN HDG OF 180 DEGS. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 15L. UPON TURNING FINAL, I LANDED ON WHAT I ASSUMED TO BE RWY 15L, WHICH IS APPROX THE SAME LENGTH AND WIDTH AS TXWY F, ASSUMING IT WAS RWY 15L. IN REVIEWING THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, I REALIZED I WAS IN ERROR AND SHOULD HAVE NOT ASSUMED THAT WHEN TURNING FINAL, THAT I WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 15L. I SHOULD HAVE MADE A MORE VIGILANT ASSESSMENT OF MY LOCATION TO THE INTENDED LNDG RWY. WHILE MAINTAINING THE HDG OF 180 DEGS, THE STRONG VELOCITY OF THE WINDS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACFT NOT BEING IN A TYPICAL POS ON BASE.

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.