Unauthorized taxiway landing, after 3 runway aborts due to strong surface winds.

Attributes
ACN	301957
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iwa
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 740 flight time type : 460
ASRS Report	301957
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying my beechcraft 35-B33 to my home base of williams gateway airport (iwa) to land. Conditions were: moderate turbulence, visibility 5 mi (dusty) with storms approaching from the west. Iwa's recorded ATIS informed me that the tower was closed. After announcing my intentions on the CTAF (which I did before every maneuver), I circled the airport and determined that the winds were strong and gusty (20-30 KTS) out of the west. I attempted to land on runway 30L and aborted due to the gusty xwinds. My airplane has a crosswind limitation of 17 KTS. I circled the airport then attempted to land on runway 30L and again aborted due to xwinds. I circled the airport twice, and during that time I listened to near by falcon field (ffz) airport ATIS and determined that the xwinds there were above my 17 KTS limitation. There appeared to be a lowering of the winds so I attempted another runway 30L landing, winds increased so I aborted again. I was concerned about the approaching WX. With numerous visuals and no one else transmitting on the CTAF I announced my intentions to land on the taxiway between runways 12C and 12R which was on the wind line. I circled to that position and successfully/safely landed on the taxiway between 12C and 12R without incident. My final CTAF transmission was that I was clear of all runways, then I taxied to parking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH TXWY LNDG, AFTER 3 RWY ABORTS DUE TO STRONG SURFACE WINDS.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING MY BEECHCRAFT 35-B33 TO MY HOME BASE OF WILLIAMS GATEWAY ARPT (IWA) TO LAND. CONDITIONS WERE: MODERATE TURB, VISIBILITY 5 MI (DUSTY) WITH STORMS APCHING FROM THE W. IWA'S RECORDED ATIS INFORMED ME THAT THE TWR WAS CLOSED. AFTER ANNOUNCING MY INTENTIONS ON THE CTAF (WHICH I DID BEFORE EVERY MANEUVER), I CIRCLED THE ARPT AND DETERMINED THAT THE WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY (20-30 KTS) OUT OF THE W. I ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 30L AND ABORTED DUE TO THE GUSTY XWINDS. MY AIRPLANE HAS A XWIND LIMITATION OF 17 KTS. I CIRCLED THE ARPT THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 30L AND AGAIN ABORTED DUE TO XWINDS. I CIRCLED THE ARPT TWICE, AND DURING THAT TIME I LISTENED TO NEAR BY FALCON FIELD (FFZ) ARPT ATIS AND DETERMINED THAT THE XWINDS THERE WERE ABOVE MY 17 KTS LIMITATION. THERE APPEARED TO BE A LOWERING OF THE WINDS SO I ATTEMPTED ANOTHER RWY 30L LNDG, WINDS INCREASED SO I ABORTED AGAIN. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE APCHING WX. WITH NUMEROUS VISUALS AND NO ONE ELSE XMITTING ON THE CTAF I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS TO LAND ON THE TXWY BTWN RWYS 12C AND 12R WHICH WAS ON THE WIND LINE. I CIRCLED TO THAT POS AND SUCCESSFULLY/SAFELY LANDED ON THE TXWY BTWN 12C AND 12R WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY FINAL CTAF XMISSION WAS THAT I WAS CLR OF ALL RWYS, THEN I TAXIED TO PARKING.

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.