Narrative:

During the approach phase at ewr; we were inbound on the ILS for runway 22L with the runway in sight. At about a 7 mi final; the tower gave us the option to sidestep to runway 22R. We accepted due to the fact that it would make for a shorter taxi to our FBO. At about a 5 mi final; I began to sidestep to the right and line up on what I thought to be the runway. We were cleared to land and proceeded inbound. During the landing rollout; the first officer and I realized we had in fact landed on the parallel taxiway P. We then taxied to the FBO. The event was without incident and totally uneventful. After the fact; my first officer and I realized that we never picked up runway 22R visually and believed the taxiway to be the runway after the sidestep procedure. Contributing factors were that the runway was the active departing runway at the time; therefore; the lights were on low intensity with no approach lights operating as well. Since we were using the ILS for runway 22L initially with no intention of landing on the right; we didn't have an approach set up for runway 22R to use as a backup. Another factor was the overall layout of ewr. With long; wide; parallel runways and txwys; it was easy to mistake the taxiway during a last min sidestep procedure. Overall; my first officer and I accept full responsibility and realize we made an honest mistake.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LEAR 24 PLT RPTS LNDG ON EWR TXWY P FOLLOWING A SIDESTEP MANEUVER WITH RWY APCH LIGHTS OFF AND ACFT ILS NOT RETUNED FOR RWY 22R.

Narrative: DURING THE APCH PHASE AT EWR; WE WERE INBOUND ON THE ILS FOR RWY 22L WITH THE RWY IN SIGHT. AT ABOUT A 7 MI FINAL; THE TWR GAVE US THE OPTION TO SIDESTEP TO RWY 22R. WE ACCEPTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WOULD MAKE FOR A SHORTER TAXI TO OUR FBO. AT ABOUT A 5 MI FINAL; I BEGAN TO SIDESTEP TO THE R AND LINE UP ON WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE THE RWY. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND AND PROCEEDED INBOUND. DURING THE LNDG ROLLOUT; THE FO AND I REALIZED WE HAD IN FACT LANDED ON THE PARALLEL TXWY P. WE THEN TAXIED TO THE FBO. THE EVENT WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TOTALLY UNEVENTFUL. AFTER THE FACT; MY FO AND I REALIZED THAT WE NEVER PICKED UP RWY 22R VISUALLY AND BELIEVED THE TXWY TO BE THE RWY AFTER THE SIDESTEP PROC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THAT THE RWY WAS THE ACTIVE DEPARTING RWY AT THE TIME; THEREFORE; THE LIGHTS WERE ON LOW INTENSITY WITH NO APCH LIGHTS OPERATING AS WELL. SINCE WE WERE USING THE ILS FOR RWY 22L INITIALLY WITH NO INTENTION OF LNDG ON THE R; WE DIDN'T HAVE AN APCH SET UP FOR RWY 22R TO USE AS A BACKUP. ANOTHER FACTOR WAS THE OVERALL LAYOUT OF EWR. WITH LONG; WIDE; PARALLEL RWYS AND TXWYS; IT WAS EASY TO MISTAKE THE TXWY DURING A LAST MIN SIDESTEP PROC. OVERALL; MY FO AND I ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND REALIZE WE MADE AN HONEST MISTAKE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.