An air ambulance light transport jet landed on a taxiway with tower clearance.

Attributes
ACN	280531
Time
Date	199408
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mwh
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	280531
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

I obtained the WX and NOTAMS for an air ambulance flight from bfi to mwh from commercial computer WX service provided by washington state. Runway 14L-32R mwh was notamed closed. I did not attempt to contact anyone for other NOTAMS at mwh. When we arrived at mwh, we found out about other runway closures with the result that there was no runway portion open that was long enough (5000 ft) for us to land on. The local controller suggested runway 18-36 with 4000 ft of taxiway, giving us over 7000 ft of surface. It was over 7000 ft long and 75 ft wide. We flew over the airport to look the situation over, and then landed on the taxiway and rolled out on runway 18 (wind from the south). Uneventful landing. We should have made an effort to obtain NOTAMS that were not included in the commercial list. (Fdc NOTAMS).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIR AMBULANCE LTT JET LANDED ON A TXWY WITH TWR CLRNC.

Narrative: I OBTAINED THE WX AND NOTAMS FOR AN AIR AMBULANCE FLT FROM BFI TO MWH FROM COMMERCIAL COMPUTER WX SVC PROVIDED BY WASHINGTON STATE. RWY 14L-32R MWH WAS NOTAMED CLOSED. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ANYONE FOR OTHER NOTAMS AT MWH. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT MWH, WE FOUND OUT ABOUT OTHER RWY CLOSURES WITH THE RESULT THAT THERE WAS NO RWY PORTION OPEN THAT WAS LONG ENOUGH (5000 FT) FOR US TO LAND ON. THE LCL CTLR SUGGESTED RWY 18-36 WITH 4000 FT OF TXWY, GIVING US OVER 7000 FT OF SURFACE. IT WAS OVER 7000 FT LONG AND 75 FT WIDE. WE FLEW OVER THE ARPT TO LOOK THE SIT OVER, AND THEN LANDED ON THE TXWY AND ROLLED OUT ON RWY 18 (WIND FROM THE S). UNEVENTFUL LNDG. WE SHOULD HAVE MADE AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN NOTAMS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMERCIAL LIST. (FDC NOTAMS).

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.