From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot thought he had turned to proper runway and did not realize he landed on a taxiway. He did not see number on the runway. Pilot became disoriented as to attempting to land on 24L at the airport, after turning a left base and landed on taxiway. Pilot did not realize he was on a taxiway until controller informed him of his position on airport.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT THOUGHT HE HAD TURNED TO PROPER RUNWAY AND DID NOT REALIZE HE LANDED ON A TAXIWAY. HE DID NOT SEE NUMBER ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AS TO ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON 24L AT THE AIRPORT, AFTER TURNING A LEFT BASE AND LANDED ON TAXIWAY. PILOT DID NOT REALIZE HE WAS ON A TAXIWAY UNTIL CONTROLLER INFORMED HIM OF HIS POSITION ON AIRPORT.
Other reports on N3039Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.