Small aircraft pilot lands on taxiway inadvertently.

Attributes
ACN	236613
Time
Date	199302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bkl
State Reference	OH
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
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	236613
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
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:

While landing at bkl airport after having been cleared to land on runway 24L, I inadvertently landed on the parallel taxiway. It should be explained however that the concrete runways were partially snow covered. The adjacent grass also was partially covered by dirty snow making it practically impossible to clearly identify the runways from a distance. A section of the parallel taxiway being of black asphalt was clear of snow, clearly visible and appeared to be runway 24L. The poor straight ahead visibility out of my biplane undoubtedly contributed to this mistake, which I regret. I became aware of my mistake only after rollout while looking for a turnoff. There were no other aircraft using the taxiway during my landing and I am not sure the tower operator was aware of my transgression.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDS ON TXWY INADVERTENTLY.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG AT BKL ARPT AFTER HAVING BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 24L, I INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON THE PARALLEL TXWY. IT SHOULD BE EXPLAINED HOWEVER THAT THE CONCRETE RWYS WERE PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED. THE ADJACENT GRASS ALSO WAS PARTIALLY COVERED BY DIRTY SNOW MAKING IT PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CLRLY IDENT THE RWYS FROM A DISTANCE. A SECTION OF THE PARALLEL TXWY BEING OF BLACK ASPHALT WAS CLR OF SNOW, CLRLY VISIBLE AND APPEARED TO BE RWY 24L. THE POOR STRAIGHT AHEAD VISIBILITY OUT OF MY BIPLANE UNDOUBTEDLY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MISTAKE, WHICH I REGRET. I BECAME AWARE OF MY MISTAKE ONLY AFTER ROLLOUT WHILE LOOKING FOR A TURNOFF. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT USING THE TXWY DURING MY LNDG AND I AM NOT SURE THE TWR OPERATOR WAS AWARE OF MY TRANSGRESSION.

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.