Student pilot reported landing on a taxiway due to several distractions.

Attributes
ACN	1504682
Time
Date	201712
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Student
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 18 Flight Crew Total 98 Flight Crew Type 95
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Accidentally aligned and landed on taxiway.there were several factors which led to pilot distraction: 1. Haze. Initial plan for cross-country flight was canceled due to reduced visibility.2. Concerned the engine would stop prior to landing. It had a rough start and engine was running roughly during the start of the run up. The worry stayed on the back of my mind during the pattern.3. Wearing relatively new prescription sunglasses.4. Once aligned on what I thought it was the runway I focused on the approach; looked towards the end of the path instead of checking the numbers at the beginning of the runway.5. Missed to raise the seat for better vision. 6. Confusion on radio calls due to ATIS information being reported incorrectly and similar call sign on the radio.in future:- I will create a checklist for final approach to confirm the right runway.- do not practice landings if not comfortable when hazy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Student pilot reported landing on a taxiway due to several distractions.

Narrative: Accidentally aligned and landed on taxiway.There were several factors which led to pilot distraction: 1. Haze. Initial plan for cross-country flight was canceled due to reduced visibility.2. Concerned the engine would stop prior to landing. It had a rough start and engine was running roughly during the start of the run up. The worry stayed on the back of my mind during the pattern.3. Wearing relatively new prescription sunglasses.4. Once aligned on what I thought it was the runway I focused on the approach; looked towards the end of the path instead of checking the numbers at the beginning of the runway.5. Missed to raise the seat for better vision. 6. Confusion on radio calls due to ATIS information being reported incorrectly and similar call sign on the radio.In future:- I will create a checklist for final approach to confirm the right runway.- Do not practice landings if not comfortable when hazy.

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