Small aircraft pilot landed on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	187897
Time
Date	199108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vgt
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las tower : vgt
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 49 flight time total : 1636
ASRS Report	187897
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approach control for the las vegas TCA put me on a wide left base for north las vegas airport runway 25 and directed me to contact the tower. I contacted the tower and was cleared to land on runway 25. While on the crosswind I completed my landing checklist, extended 10 degree flaps and lowered the landing gear. When I turned to my final approach heading the setting sun was directly in my eyes. I observed the full length of the runway and the taxiway and determined that they were clear of traffic. I directed my attention to a pole line on final approach and after clearing this obstacle I concentrated my attention on the landing and my flare. As I touched down near the approach end of the parallel taxiway I observed an aircraft enter the other end some 4000 ft ahead. I slowed to a stop when the air traffic controller directed me to continue to parking stating that the other aircraft was clear. There was no hazard to the other aircraft. The airport is currently being reconstructed. There are no reils, VASI, or numbers on runway 25. Both the runway and the taxiway are black top. The sun did create a visual problem. The runway and the taxiway have much less than standard separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDED ON TAXIWAY.

Narrative: APCH CTL FOR THE LAS VEGAS TCA PUT ME ON A WIDE L BASE FOR N LAS VEGAS ARPT RWY 25 AND DIRECTED ME TO CONTACT THE TWR. I CONTACTED THE TWR AND WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 25. WHILE ON THE XWIND I COMPLETED MY LNDG CHKLIST, EXTENDED 10 DEG FLAPS AND LOWERED THE LNDG GEAR. WHEN I TURNED TO MY FINAL APCH HDG THE SETTING SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN MY EYES. I OBSERVED THE FULL LENGTH OF THE RWY AND THE TAXIWAY AND DETERMINED THAT THEY WERE CLR OF TFC. I DIRECTED MY ATTN TO A POLE LINE ON FINAL APCH AND AFTER CLRING THIS OBSTACLE I CONCENTRATED MY ATTN ON THE LNDG AND MY FLARE. AS I TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE APCH END OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY I OBSERVED AN ACFT ENTER THE OTHER END SOME 4000 FT AHEAD. I SLOWED TO A STOP WHEN THE AIR TFC CTLR DIRECTED ME TO CONTINUE TO PARKING STATING THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS CLR. THERE WAS NO HAZARD TO THE OTHER ACFT. THE ARPT IS CURRENTLY BEING RECONSTRUCTED. THERE ARE NO REILS, VASI, OR NUMBERS ON RWY 25. BOTH THE RWY AND THE TAXIWAY ARE BLACK TOP. THE SUN DID CREATE A VISUAL PROBLEM. THE RWY AND THE TAXIWAY HAVE MUCH LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION.

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.