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Attributes | |
ACN | 149856 |
Time | |
Date | 199006 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : hou |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Flight Phase | landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 6000 |
ASRS Report | 149856 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Qualification | controller : non radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Tower requested I follow an small aircraft to runway 17. Due to glare of the sun I lost sight of the small aircraft. Tower advised clear to land. I landed on parallel taxiway. I made a very dumb mistake. Ground control requested I call the tower after shut down. Tower chief suggested I clearly review airport diagram and make sure I know the airport. I will not make this mistake again, ever!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA TXWY LNDG.
Narrative: TWR REQUESTED I FOLLOW AN SMA TO RWY 17. DUE TO GLARE OF THE SUN I LOST SIGHT OF THE SMA. TWR ADVISED CLR TO LAND. I LANDED ON PARALLEL TXWY. I MADE A VERY DUMB MISTAKE. GND CTL REQUESTED I CALL THE TWR AFTER SHUT DOWN. TWR CHIEF SUGGESTED I CLRLY REVIEW ARPT DIAGRAM AND MAKE SURE I KNOW THE ARPT. I WILL NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE AGAIN, EVER!
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.