Corp aircraft lands on taxiway at airport with closed runway at night with no runway lights.

Attributes
ACN	186703
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cgf
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	186703
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	186704
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We departed cincinnati blue ash airport on an IFR flight plan to cleveland, cuyahoga county airport (cgf). We received a standard WX briefing before departing which indicated mostly VFR conditions and a NOTAM regarding cgf's localizer back course being restr. During descent to cgf, cleveland approach advised us that the runway was closed and cgf had been using the parallel taxiway for landing. We were cleared for a visual approach. 10-15 mi out we attempted to turn the airport lights on and made position reports on the CTAF. Since the airport beacon was on and cleveland had cleared us for the visual we continued the approach and landed on the taxiway without the airport lights being on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP ACFT LANDS ON TAXIWAY AT ARPT WITH CLOSED RWY AT NIGHT WITH NO RWY LIGHTS.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED CINCINNATI BLUE ASH ARPT ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO CLEVELAND, CUYAHOGA COUNTY ARPT (CGF). WE RECEIVED A STANDARD WX BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING WHICH INDICATED MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS AND A NOTAM REGARDING CGF'S LOC BACK COURSE BEING RESTR. DURING DSCNT TO CGF, CLEVELAND APCH ADVISED US THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED AND CGF HAD BEEN USING THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY FOR LNDG. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. 10-15 MI OUT WE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ARPT LIGHTS ON AND MADE POS RPTS ON THE CTAF. SINCE THE ARPT BEACON WAS ON AND CLEVELAND HAD CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL WE CONTINUED THE APCH AND LANDED ON THE TAXIWAY WITHOUT THE ARPT LIGHTS BEING ON.

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.