Small aircraft was cleared to an airport that was closed.

Attributes
ACN	109354
Time
Date	198904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 2a1
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	109354
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Small aircraft X was on an IFR flight from cqa to 2a1. I cleared the aircraft to 4000' and told him to report airport in sight. The pilot did and I cleared small aircraft X for a visibility approach. Small aircraft X cancelled his flight plan with me and went over to unicom for advisories. About 4 mins later, small aircraft X called me back to inform me that the airport was closed. He said he needed vectors to the nearest airport because he was low on fuel. I vectored the aircraft to scx airport 17 mi east of his position. Apparently the tmu unit at ZID was aware of the airport closing but failed to advise the controllers through the facility outage sheet. I don't know why the pilot wasn't told (or if he was told) of the outage when he filed his IFR flight plan. The aircraft landed safely with enough fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA WAS CLEARED TO AN ARPT THAT WAS CLOSED.

Narrative: SMA X WAS ON AN IFR FLT FROM CQA TO 2A1. I CLRED THE ACFT TO 4000' AND TOLD HIM TO RPT ARPT IN SIGHT. THE PLT DID AND I CLRED SMA X FOR A VIS APCH. SMA X CANCELLED HIS FLT PLAN WITH ME AND WENT OVER TO UNICOM FOR ADVISORIES. ABOUT 4 MINS LATER, SMA X CALLED ME BACK TO INFORM ME THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED. HE SAID HE NEEDED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST ARPT BECAUSE HE WAS LOW ON FUEL. I VECTORED THE ACFT TO SCX ARPT 17 MI E OF HIS POS. APPARENTLY THE TMU UNIT AT ZID WAS AWARE OF THE ARPT CLOSING BUT FAILED TO ADVISE THE CTLRS THROUGH THE FAC OUTAGE SHEET. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE PLT WASN'T TOLD (OR IF HE WAS TOLD) OF THE OUTAGE WHEN HE FILED HIS IFR FLT PLAN. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY WITH ENOUGH FUEL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.