AN ATX PLT LANDED ON A TAXIWAY IN FAIRBANKS; AK. TAXIWAY LNDG.

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AN ATX SMA RETURNED TO FAI BECAUSE OF DETERIORATING WX ENRTE. THE PLT WAS NEW TO THE ARPT AND THE FBO. HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THOUGHTS OF 'RIDICULE' BY HIS EMPLOYER FOR TURNING BACK AGAIN. AT 16 DME; HE TURNED BACK; OBTAINED THE ATIS; AND REQUESTED CLRNC TO LAND. THE ATIS INDICATED THAT RWY 19L WAS CLOSED. TWR OFFERED HIM 'SKI STRIP' 19L; A GRAVEL RWY DIRECTLY S OF RWY 19L. IFR TFC INBOUND TO RWY 19R WAS TO BE FACE TO FACE WITH THE SMA. THE IFR TFC WAS TO BE MAKING A L TURN IN TO 19R; WHILE THE RPTR WAS TO BE MAKING R TURN TO 'SKI STRIP' 19L. THE OTHER TFC DISTRACTED THE SMA. THE SMA LINED UP WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS 'SKI STRIP' 19L AND LANDED ON TAXIWAY 'E;' A GRAVEL TAXIWAY THAT PARALLELS HARD SURFACE OF RWY 19L. AN FAA INSPECTOR WAS IN THE TWR. HE APCHED THE SMA TO FIND OUT WHY HE HAPPENED TO LAND ON TAXIWAY 'E' WHEN HE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON A PERFECTLY GOOD RWY 'SKI STRIP 19L.' THE SMA PLT IS SEEKING COUNSELING. THE PLT THINKS THAT THE TWR SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE HELPFUL IN PREVENTING HIS LNDG ON TAXIWAY 'E.'