Electing to shoot touch and goes despite ATIS reports of low level wind shear and moderate to severe...

Attributes
ACN	812586
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Weather Elements	Windshear Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2214 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	812586
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued advisory flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

ATIS was broadcasting LLWS and moderate to severe turbulence. After listening to ATIS; I communicated with ground and was told to taxi to runway 1R. After run-up; I called the tower and requested right closed traffic in the pattern. I was cleared to take off and proceeded to stay in the pattern; r-hand traffic. After takeoff; I experienced the turbulence and climbed to 1000 ft; pattern altitude. Turbulence continued and I prepared to make a landing; turning right base for runway 1R. I turned on final and the controller told me cleared to land on runway 1R. The turbulence was much worse on final the closer I got to the threshold. I had flaps at 10 degrees making it more difficult to maintain my position; so I decided to bring the flaps up to ease the handling. At that moment the windshear apparently hit me and the turbulence was severe -- my stall warning went on. I was on the runway. I landed. I lifted off the blacktop and saw no other planes parked or moving and I felt I was on the runway taking off for another touch-and-go. As I was about 150 ft into the air the controller told me 'aircraft X turn right; turn right' and I was quite surprised as I was much too low to begin my right crosswind turn. I assumed there was some emergency so I complied with her request and upon reaching 1000 ft; which is tpa; I turned downwind. As I continued downwind; the controller told me to make a full stop landing. I put the gear down at approximately 1/2 way on the downwind leg and did not have any flaps down. As I entered final; the controller asked me if I had runway 1R in sight twice. I said yes; and asked her if she saw me. She did not reply. All the controller needed to say was 'go around; heading for a taxiway.' I landed with turbulence; and she instructed me to take the next exit I could; off the runway; which I did. Then a man's voice came on the radio and said he wanted me to call this number. I could not write while I was moving so I stopped and wrote the number down. He then asked if I knew what I had done and I said no; and he said I had landed on the taxiway; and I said I couldn't believe that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ELECTING TO SHOOT TOUCH AND GOES DESPITE ATIS REPORTS OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AND MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE; PLT OF SMALL RETRACTABLE GEAR LOW WINGED AIRCRAFT MAKES TOUCH AND GO ON A TAXIWAY ADJACENT TO THE TOWER VICE THE RUNWAY.

Narrative: ATIS WAS BROADCASTING LLWS AND MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB. AFTER LISTENING TO ATIS; I COMMUNICATED WITH GND AND WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 1R. AFTER RUN-UP; I CALLED THE TWR AND REQUESTED R CLOSED TFC IN THE PATTERN. I WAS CLRED TO TAKE OFF AND PROCEEDED TO STAY IN THE PATTERN; R-HAND TFC. AFTER TKOF; I EXPERIENCED THE TURB AND CLBED TO 1000 FT; PATTERN ALT. TURB CONTINUED AND I PREPARED TO MAKE A LNDG; TURNING R BASE FOR RWY 1R. I TURNED ON FINAL AND THE CTLR TOLD ME CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 1R. THE TURB WAS MUCH WORSE ON FINAL THE CLOSER I GOT TO THE THRESHOLD. I HAD FLAPS AT 10 DEGS MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN MY POS; SO I DECIDED TO BRING THE FLAPS UP TO EASE THE HANDLING. AT THAT MOMENT THE WINDSHEAR APPARENTLY HIT ME AND THE TURB WAS SEVERE -- MY STALL WARNING WENT ON. I WAS ON THE RWY. I LANDED. I LIFTED OFF THE BLACKTOP AND SAW NO OTHER PLANES PARKED OR MOVING AND I FELT I WAS ON THE RWY TAKING OFF FOR ANOTHER TOUCH-AND-GO. AS I WAS ABOUT 150 FT INTO THE AIR THE CTLR TOLD ME 'ACFT X TURN R; TURN R' AND I WAS QUITE SURPRISED AS I WAS MUCH TOO LOW TO BEGIN MY R XWIND TURN. I ASSUMED THERE WAS SOME EMER SO I COMPLIED WITH HER REQUEST AND UPON REACHING 1000 FT; WHICH IS TPA; I TURNED DOWNWIND. AS I CONTINUED DOWNWIND; THE CTLR TOLD ME TO MAKE A FULL STOP LNDG. I PUT THE GEAR DOWN AT APPROX 1/2 WAY ON THE DOWNWIND LEG AND DID NOT HAVE ANY FLAPS DOWN. AS I ENTERED FINAL; THE CTLR ASKED ME IF I HAD RWY 1R IN SIGHT TWICE. I SAID YES; AND ASKED HER IF SHE SAW ME. SHE DID NOT REPLY. ALL THE CTLR NEEDED TO SAY WAS 'GO AROUND; HEADING FOR A TXWY.' I LANDED WITH TURB; AND SHE INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE THE NEXT EXIT I COULD; OFF THE RWY; WHICH I DID. THEN A MAN'S VOICE CAME ON THE RADIO AND SAID HE WANTED ME TO CALL THIS NUMBER. I COULD NOT WRITE WHILE I WAS MOVING SO I STOPPED AND WROTE THE NUMBER DOWN. HE THEN ASKED IF I KNEW WHAT I HAD DONE AND I SAID NO; AND HE SAID I HAD LANDED ON THE TXWY; AND I SAID I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

Electing to shoot touch and goes despite ATIS reports of low level wind shear and moderate to severe turbulence; pilot of small retractable gear low winged aircraft makes touch and go on a taxiway adjacent to the tower vice the runway.