Small transport lands on taxiway instead of displaced parallel runway.

Attributes
ACN	210444
Time
Date	199205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tus
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tus tower : aus
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	210444
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 other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While returning from san jose to austin via phoenix, favorable winds allowed me to extend the flight to tucson, az. In VFR conditions, I received radar vectors for about the last 20 mi. My last assigned heading put me on a very wide (3-5 mi) left base for runway 29R (see chart). It was late afternoon, landing into the sun at an unfamiliar airport and after turning a 3-4 mi final, I asked for verification that I was cleared to land on 29R (?). The tower verified, and I failed to notice that 29L is displaced by about 3000 ft (1/2 mi) from the end of 229R. Mistaking the parallel taxiway on the right side, I landed on the first 2500 ft of the taxiway to the right of 29R. Recommendations: 1. Paint bold 'taxiway' on end of taxiway. 2. When pilots ask for verification of 29R (?), especially with low sun angle, the tower might advise regarding short 29L and long taxiway at 29R. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter states he noticed so many black marks on 'left' runway. Wondered why there were none on the 'right.' tower controller said it does happen occasionally. Most of time not reported. Someone saw reporter landing and called tower on frequency. FAA had contacted reporter. He volunteered to do remedial flight. Waiting.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT LANDS ON TAXIWAY INSTEAD OF DISPLACED PARALLEL RWY.

Narrative: WHILE RETURNING FROM SAN JOSE TO AUSTIN VIA PHOENIX, FAVORABLE WINDS ALLOWED ME TO EXTEND THE FLT TO TUCSON, AZ. IN VFR CONDITIONS, I RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS FOR ABOUT THE LAST 20 MI. MY LAST ASSIGNED HDG PUT ME ON A VERY WIDE (3-5 MI) L BASE FOR RWY 29R (SEE CHART). IT WAS LATE AFTERNOON, LNDG INTO THE SUN AT AN UNFAMILIAR ARPT AND AFTER TURNING A 3-4 MI FINAL, I ASKED FOR VERIFICATION THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON 29R (?). THE TWR VERIFIED, AND I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT 29L IS DISPLACED BY ABOUT 3000 FT (1/2 MI) FROM THE END OF 229R. MISTAKING THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY ON THE R SIDE, I LANDED ON THE FIRST 2500 FT OF THE TAXIWAY TO THE R OF 29R. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. PAINT BOLD 'TAXIWAY' ON END OF TAXIWAY. 2. WHEN PLTS ASK FOR VERIFICATION OF 29R (?), ESPECIALLY WITH LOW SUN ANGLE, THE TWR MIGHT ADVISE REGARDING SHORT 29L AND LONG TAXIWAY AT 29R. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATES HE NOTICED SO MANY BLACK MARKS ON 'L' RWY. WONDERED WHY THERE WERE NONE ON THE 'R.' TWR CTLR SAID IT DOES HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY. MOST OF TIME NOT RPTED. SOMEONE SAW RPTR LNDG AND CALLED TWR ON FREQ. FAA HAD CONTACTED RPTR. HE VOLUNTEERED TO DO REMEDIAL FLT. WAITING.

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.