Pilot of an small aircraft sel landed on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	303979
Time
Date	199505
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fdk
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sierra 24
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	303979
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
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 a few mins late, began descent from 5500 ft to 1300 ft late. Was nervous about 'getting it right.' unhappy about moving to new house at my wife's insistence. Worried about variety of aircraft at uncontrolled field. In recently purchased aircraft placarded against slips longer than 30 seconds. Getting used to new graphic engine monitor, and worried about rapid cooling of engine. Taxiway was very wide, but looked only so at starting end and for other planes in air. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he was operating a beechcraft 24R during this incident. He did not realize that he had landed on a taxiway until on rollout. He was approached by a state police pilot concerned about his landing, who then informed the airport manager who also discussed this matter with the reporter. There were no traffic conflictions since there were no aircraft in either the traffic pattern or on the taxiway. He did call for an airport advisory on the CTAF with no response. He made a long right base to what he thought was runway 23, which was really taxiway H.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL LANDED ON TXWY.

Narrative: I WAS A FEW MINS LATE, BEGAN DSCNT FROM 5500 FT TO 1300 FT LATE. WAS NERVOUS ABOUT 'GETTING IT RIGHT.' UNHAPPY ABOUT MOVING TO NEW HOUSE AT MY WIFE'S INSISTENCE. WORRIED ABOUT VARIETY OF ACFT AT UNCTLED FIELD. IN RECENTLY PURCHASED ACFT PLACARDED AGAINST SLIPS LONGER THAN 30 SECONDS. GETTING USED TO NEW GRAPHIC ENG MONITOR, AND WORRIED ABOUT RAPID COOLING OF ENG. TXWY WAS VERY WIDE, BUT LOOKED ONLY SO AT STARTING END AND FOR OTHER PLANES IN AIR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A BEECHCRAFT 24R DURING THIS INCIDENT. HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT HE HAD LANDED ON A TXWY UNTIL ON ROLLOUT. HE WAS APCHED BY A STATE POLICE PLT CONCERNED ABOUT HIS LNDG, WHO THEN INFORMED THE ARPT MGR WHO ALSO DISCUSSED THIS MATTER WITH THE RPTR. THERE WERE NO TFC CONFLICTIONS SINCE THERE WERE NO ACFT IN EITHER THE TFC PATTERN OR ON THE TXWY. HE DID CALL FOR AN ARPT ADVISORY ON THE CTAF WITH NO RESPONSE. HE MADE A LONG R BASE TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS RWY 23, WHICH WAS REALLY TXWY H.

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.