A fai controller reported an aircraft landed long and went off the end of fai runway 20W; which is a winter ski runway. The aircraft then crossed a taxiway entered runway 20L. The area between the runways is similar in appearance and pilots do not distinguish the end of runway 20W from other nearby airport surfaces.

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Attributes
ACN	835512
Time
Date	200905
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	FAI.Airport
State Reference	AK
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Route In Use	Other VFR
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Approach Local Departure
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Non Radar 22 Air Traffic Control Radar 8
Events
Anomaly	Ground Excursion Runway Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

The pilot asked for a long landing on ski strip 20. The tower approved it and the plane then landed long and rolled off the end of the ski strip onto runway 20L. This area has been the topic of several previous reports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FAI Controller reported an aircraft landed long and went off the end of FAI Runway 20W; which is a winter ski runway. The aircraft then crossed a taxiway entered Runway 20L. The area between the runways is similar in appearance and pilots do not distinguish the end of Runway 20W from other nearby airport surfaces.

Narrative: The pilot asked for a long landing on Ski Strip 20. The Tower approved it and the plane then landed long and rolled off the end of the ski strip onto Runway 20L. This area has been the topic of several previous reports.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.