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Aircraft on short approach at fai landed on taxiway a; not easily identified from the tower; workers reported the event; taxiway was being painted as runway for temporary use.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 833595 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FAI.Airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport High Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Taxiway |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 1000 |
Narrative:
I was instructing on local control. Taxiway a is partially painted as a runway in preparation for use as a temporary runway starting in mid-may. Aircraft X landed on taxiway a. This event was not discernible from the tower. A construction crew who was working on a reported the event to the ground controller. The plane rolled out quite close to the crew. I estimate 1000 ft or less. The taxiway is marked with elevated X's to indicate that it is not a landing surface; but this aircraft made a short approach and did not see the X's. This is a very unsafe operating configuration and we will be in this configuration for another two weeks. It is an accident waiting to happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Aircraft on short approach at FAI landed on Taxiway A; not easily identified from the tower; workers reported the event; taxiway was being painted as runway for temporary use.
Narrative: I was instructing on Local Control. Taxiway A is partially painted as a runway in preparation for use as a temporary runway starting in mid-May. Aircraft X landed on Taxiway A. This event was not discernible from the Tower. A construction crew who was working on A reported the event to the Ground Controller. The plane rolled out quite close to the crew. I estimate 1000 FT or less. The taxiway is marked with elevated X's to indicate that it is not a landing surface; but this aircraft made a short approach and did not see the X's. This is a very unsafe operating configuration and we will be in this configuration for another two weeks. It is an accident waiting to happen.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.