# NTSB Incident SEA04IA035
> **de Havilland DHC-8** · 2004-01-19 · Seattle, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA04IA035
- **Event ID:** 20040128X00118
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2004-01-19
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.448333, -122.309997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 35
- **Total aboard:** 35
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-8
- **Registration:** C-GTAQ
- **FAR Part:** NUSC
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew's misidentification of the parallel taxiway as the active runway, resulting in the flight crew executing a landing on the taxiway. Factors include sun glare and shadows around the runway/taxiway environment, and visual illusions created by the airport surface environment.

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