PA28 pilot on IFR flight plan lands on taxiway at dab.

Attributes
ACN	601484
Time
Date	200311
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dab.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dab.tracon tower : dab.tower tower : iah.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 988 flight time type : 869
ASRS Report	601484
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I filed IFR flight plan form, tampa bay executive (3f01) to daytona international (dab). Approached field, was cleared to land. Relied on my new GPS. Zoomed in to confirm runway 25R as ordered. Couldn't see any numbers on runway. Unfamiliar with field, as most of my flying is in uncontrolled airspace. I had no airport runway charts and to my surprise, I landed on the taxiway which parallels runway 25R. It was a long time since I landed at a class C airport. After I was cleared to land, I don't believe I was handed over to tower (not sure). In any event, it was my lack of management.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT ON IFR FLT PLAN LANDS ON TXWY AT DAB.

Narrative: I FILED IFR FLT PLAN FORM, TAMPA BAY EXECUTIVE (3F01) TO DAYTONA INTL (DAB). APCHED FIELD, WAS CLRED TO LAND. RELIED ON MY NEW GPS. ZOOMED IN TO CONFIRM RWY 25R AS ORDERED. COULDN'T SEE ANY NUMBERS ON RWY. UNFAMILIAR WITH FIELD, AS MOST OF MY FLYING IS IN UNCTLED AIRSPACE. I HAD NO ARPT RWY CHARTS AND TO MY SURPRISE, I LANDED ON THE TXWY WHICH PARALLELS RWY 25R. IT WAS A LONG TIME SINCE I LANDED AT A CLASS C ARPT. AFTER I WAS CLRED TO LAND, I DON'T BELIEVE I WAS HANDED OVER TO TWR (NOT SURE). IN ANY EVENT, IT WAS MY LACK OF MGMNT.

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.