A pilot reported landing on sua's taxiway at night after a very long day ferrying an aircraft from t...

Attributes
ACN	894067
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	SUA.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 300
Events
Anomaly	Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

Flight originated in the midwest. When I arrived north of sua approximately 8 miles I cancelled flight following; was told by ATC airport 7 miles at 12 o'clock position. Tuned radio to CTAF; announced my position/intentions several times and also keyed microphone to activate runway lights. AWOS reported PAPI and REIL out of service. Approaching the airport on a modified right base (1500 ft) the master warning light lit up followed by the 'fuel transfer' light. As I was cancelling the master warning and turning off the transfer pump; the right side of the cockpit was lit up by a bright white light. This caused me to loose sight of the runway and in the confusion I landed on the taxiway. The day started very early; getting the airline flights to my departure airport; wait time for connections; a fuel stop and finally arriving at sua. This was over 17 hours that combined with the nighttime; tiredness; lack of concentration and loss of potential awareness all were contributing factors to the occurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Pilot reported landing on SUA's taxiway at night after a very long day ferrying an aircraft from the Midwest. Contributing factors were distractions from aircraft fuel annunciator lights; environmental lights; fatigue and situational awareness.

Narrative: Flight originated in the Midwest. When I arrived north of SUA approximately 8 miles I cancelled flight following; was told by ATC airport 7 miles at 12 o'clock position. Tuned radio to CTAF; announced my position/intentions several times and also keyed microphone to activate runway lights. AWOS reported PAPI and REIL out of service. Approaching the airport on a modified right base (1500 FT) the master warning light lit up followed by the 'Fuel Transfer' light. As I was cancelling the master warning and turning off the transfer pump; the right side of the cockpit was lit up by a bright white light. This caused me to loose sight of the runway and in the confusion I landed on the taxiway. The day started very early; getting the airline flights to my departure airport; wait time for connections; a fuel stop and finally arriving at SUA. This was over 17 hours that combined with the nighttime; tiredness; lack of concentration and loss of potential awareness all were contributing factors to the occurrence.

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.

A pilot reported landing on sua's taxiway at night after a very long day ferrying an aircraft from the midwest. Contributing factors were distractions from aircraft fuel annunciator lights; environmental lights; fatigue and situational awareness.