While practicing for my commercial license I was in the practice area west of Cleveland Hopkins airport. I had the radio tuned to the tower and heard this…
Controller: Cessna ###, what is your purpose here on the field?
Pilot: I’m here for my check ride.
(pause)
Controller: Are you a bit nervous?Pilot: A bit…
Controller: Because you landed on the taxiway instead of the assigned runway….
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot preparing for a commercial license check ride mistakenly landed on a taxiway instead of the assigned runway.
- The air traffic controller gently informed the nervous pilot of their significant landing error.
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