An small aircraft landed on taxiway, over the top of an aircraft holing on the taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	267398
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ojc
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	267398
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far 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:

I was inbound to ojc from northeast, landing to the south on runway 17. I was requested by the tower to report 3 mi out, which I did. The airplane that I was following told the tower that there was an airplane at the end of runway 17 and was told to do a go around by the tower. I was watching the airplane doing the go around and spotted a plane on the end of the runway. I continued toward the runway and was cleared to land 2 mi out. As I continued toward the airport, the plane that I thought was on the end of the runway remained there. I asked the tower if I was cleared to land and I was told that I was cleared to land. Since I thought that it was unusual for me to be given instructions to land, when the previous airplane was given instructions to go around, I asked again if I was cleared to land. The tower confirmed that I was cleared to land. I planned my approach and landing beyond the aircraft which I thought was on the end of the runway. When I began my flare, I realized that I was on the parallel taxiway and thought at that time that the safest option was to land rather than to go around, since there was adequate length with no other aircraft in conflict. Prior to landing, I heard tower trying to make contact with the airplane on the end of the runway and did not hear a response from that aircraft. Therefore, I assumed the aircraft which I saw, remained on the end of the runway. In retrospect, the factor that contributed to this error was that there had been an identified plane on the end of runway 17. I then misidented that plane on the runway which actually was on the parallel taxiway. I was focused on the plane at the end of the taxiway and the plane doing the go around. It was PM30 and the sun was directly in my eyes, which made visibility poor. Any time that anything appears to be in conflict I should have asked for further ATC clarification. I have learned a lesson from this and will try to prevent this from ever happening again in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA LANDED ON TXWY, OVER THE TOP OF AN ACFT HOLING ON THE TXWY.

Narrative: I WAS INBOUND TO OJC FROM NE, LNDG TO THE S ON RWY 17. I WAS REQUESTED BY THE TWR TO RPT 3 MI OUT, WHICH I DID. THE AIRPLANE THAT I WAS FOLLOWING TOLD THE TWR THAT THERE WAS AN AIRPLANE AT THE END OF RWY 17 AND WAS TOLD TO DO A GAR BY THE TWR. I WAS WATCHING THE AIRPLANE DOING THE GAR AND SPOTTED A PLANE ON THE END OF THE RWY. I CONTINUED TOWARD THE RWY AND WAS CLRED TO LAND 2 MI OUT. AS I CONTINUED TOWARD THE ARPT, THE PLANE THAT I THOUGHT WAS ON THE END OF THE RWY REMAINED THERE. I ASKED THE TWR IF I WAS CLRED TO LAND AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND. SINCE I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR ME TO BE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO LAND, WHEN THE PREVIOUS AIRPLANE WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO GAR, I ASKED AGAIN IF I WAS CLRED TO LAND. THE TWR CONFIRMED THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND. I PLANNED MY APCH AND LNDG BEYOND THE ACFT WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ON THE END OF THE RWY. WHEN I BEGAN MY FLARE, I REALIZED THAT I WAS ON THE PARALLEL TXWY AND THOUGHT AT THAT TIME THAT THE SAFEST OPTION WAS TO LAND RATHER THAN TO GAR, SINCE THERE WAS ADEQUATE LENGTH WITH NO OTHER ACFT IN CONFLICT. PRIOR TO LNDG, I HEARD TWR TRYING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE AIRPLANE ON THE END OF THE RWY AND DID NOT HEAR A RESPONSE FROM THAT ACFT. THEREFORE, I ASSUMED THE ACFT WHICH I SAW, REMAINED ON THE END OF THE RWY. IN RETROSPECT, THE FACTOR THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ERROR WAS THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN IDENTIFIED PLANE ON THE END OF RWY 17. I THEN MISIDENTED THAT PLANE ON THE RWY WHICH ACTUALLY WAS ON THE PARALLEL TXWY. I WAS FOCUSED ON THE PLANE AT THE END OF THE TXWY AND THE PLANE DOING THE GAR. IT WAS PM30 AND THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN MY EYES, WHICH MADE VISIBILITY POOR. ANY TIME THAT ANYTHING APPEARS TO BE IN CONFLICT I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR FURTHER ATC CLARIFICATION. I HAVE LEARNED A LESSON FROM THIS AND WILL TRY TO PREVENT THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

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.