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Single engine aircraft pilot reported landing on a taxiway at sfb when he mistook it for runway 27C.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1328307 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFB.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 902 Flight Crew Type 32 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
While landing at orlando sanford (sfb) VFR; an unfamiliar airport; I was instructed by the tower to enter a right downwind for runway 27R. As I was in the downwind; someone reported that they thought they had lost a tire on 27R. The tower then instructed me to continue my downwind; which I did; and said to expect runway 27 'center'. I was then cleared to land '27 center'. I checked my VFR diagram and it did show a center runway that was displaced somewhat; so I aimed for what I thought was the runway. I did have my landing light on at the time. It turned out that I actually landed on the taxi way that is almost as wide as a runway. 27 center was further down. I was told to stop immediately after landing and given a phone number to call; which I did after taxiing to the tie-down spot. It was then I was informed I had mistakenly landed on a taxi way. As I was landing I suspected something did not look right; but I could see flashing lights on my right belonging to vehicles looking for a tire and did not want to further complicated matters.I've learned that next time; if anything doesn't look or feel right; I will immediately question; if there is enough time; or just do a missed approach and get everything squared away.I cannot tell you how embarrassed I am that this happened; and swear it will never happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Single engine aircraft pilot reported landing on a taxiway at SFB when he mistook it for Runway 27C.
Narrative: While landing at Orlando Sanford (SFB) VFR; an unfamiliar airport; I was instructed by the Tower to enter a right downwind for Runway 27R. As I was in the downwind; someone reported that they thought they had lost a tire on 27R. The Tower then instructed me to continue my downwind; which I did; and said to expect Runway 27 'center'. I was then cleared to land '27 center'. I checked my VFR diagram and it did show a center runway that was displaced somewhat; so I aimed for what I thought was the runway. I did have my landing light on at the time. It turned out that I actually landed on the taxi way that is almost as wide as a runway. 27 center was further down. I was told to stop immediately after landing and given a phone number to call; which I did after taxiing to the tie-down spot. It was then I was informed I had mistakenly landed on a taxi way. As I was landing I suspected something did not look right; but I could see flashing lights on my right belonging to vehicles looking for a tire and did not want to further complicated matters.I've learned that next time; if anything doesn't look or feel right; I will immediately question; if there is enough time; or just do a missed approach and get everything squared away.I cannot tell you how embarrassed I am that this happened; and swear it will never happen again.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.