# NTSB Incident DEN05IA049
> **Gulfstream American G-1159A** · 2005-01-06 · Englewood, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05IA049
- **Event ID:** 20050124X00098
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2005-01-06
- **Location:** Englewood, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.580345, -104.860206
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Gulfstream American
- **Model:** G-1159A
- **Registration:** N111FA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight crew's misidentification of the parallel taxiway as an active runway, resulting in the flight crew executing a landing on the taxiway. Contributing factors include the airport's inadequate snow removal, the snow-covered runway, the visual illusions created by the airport surface environment, and the flight crew's airport familiarization.

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