PA28 landing prc lined up with taxiway, controller issued go around.

Attributes
ACN	584087
Time
Date	200306
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc.airport
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : prc.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	584087
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

A cherokee was given a straight in to runway 21L. On 1/2 mi final, the local controller thought the aircraft was lined up with taxiway D. The aircraft continued and verified that he was lined us with runway 21L. It became obvious that the aircraft was going to land on the taxiway, and the controller sent them around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 LNDG PRC LINED UP WITH TXWY, CTLR ISSUED GAR.

Narrative: A CHEROKEE WAS GIVEN A STRAIGHT IN TO RWY 21L. ON 1/2 MI FINAL, THE LCL CTLR THOUGHT THE ACFT WAS LINED UP WITH TXWY D. THE ACFT CONTINUED AND VERIFIED THAT HE WAS LINED US WITH RWY 21L. IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE ACFT WAS GOING TO LAND ON THE TXWY, AND THE CTLR SENT THEM AROUND.

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.