Cleared to land on runway 32; C180 pilot lands on parallel taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	715680
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tul.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	715680
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying my C180 into lake hood strip and the ATIS said the runway was closed. So I called anchorage tower and received permission (without a transponder) to make a visual approach and land on runway 32 at anchorage international airport. I accidentally landed on the taxiway west of runway 32. Although the mistake was completely my own; here are some factors that contributed to my mistake. On crosswind I was cleared to land on runway 32; but make my base leg north of the parallel runways (runways 7R and left). I had flown out of anc regularly from 1979 to 2001 and there was no taxiway west of runway 32 during that entire time period. This taxiway has been added in the last couple of years. And since I was doing a short approach that did not take me to the end of the runway to pass over the numbers I turned final and landed on the first long piece of asphalt that turned out to be the taxiway west of runway 32. There were no aircraft on the taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 32; C180 PLT LANDS ON PARALLEL TXWY.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING MY C180 INTO LAKE HOOD STRIP AND THE ATIS SAID THE RWY WAS CLOSED. SO I CALLED ANCHORAGE TWR AND RECEIVED PERMISSION (WITHOUT A XPONDER) TO MAKE A VISUAL APCH AND LAND ON RWY 32 AT ANCHORAGE INTL ARPT. I ACCIDENTALLY LANDED ON THE TXWY W OF RWY 32. ALTHOUGH THE MISTAKE WAS COMPLETELY MY OWN; HERE ARE SOME FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO MY MISTAKE. ON XWIND I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 32; BUT MAKE MY BASE LEG N OF THE PARALLEL RWYS (RWYS 7R AND L). I HAD FLOWN OUT OF ANC REGULARLY FROM 1979 TO 2001 AND THERE WAS NO TXWY W OF RWY 32 DURING THAT ENTIRE TIME PERIOD. THIS TXWY HAS BEEN ADDED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND SINCE I WAS DOING A SHORT APCH THAT DID NOT TAKE ME TO THE END OF THE RWY TO PASS OVER THE NUMBERS I TURNED FINAL AND LANDED ON THE FIRST LONG PIECE OF ASPHALT THAT TURNED OUT TO BE THE TXWY W OF RWY 32. THERE WERE NO ACFT ON THE TXWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.