<< >> NASA ASRS Report 119016, July 1989

The pilot of a light aircraft flies to an uncontrolled airport and finds that one runway is closed--an 'X' was painted on one end of the runway only.

Attributes
ACN	119016
Time
Date	198907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eag
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	119016
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I was approaching eag from the northeast and was about to enter the traffic pattern when I noticed that there were trucks near the threshold of runway 13. As I continued along the downwind leg I called eag unicom and CTAF to inquire as to the status of runway 13. As I received no response to my transmission, and as I was concerned that the vehicles could become a hazard if they were to move onto the runway, I aborted my approach for runway 13, and instead I entered a traffic pattern and landed on runway 01. After I landed I learned that stripes were being painted on runway 13/31, and that there was an 'X' on the threshold of runway 31 only.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT OF A LIGHT ACFT FLIES TO AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT AND FINDS THAT ONE RWY IS CLOSED--AN 'X' WAS PAINTED ON ONE END OF THE RWY ONLY.

Narrative: I WAS APCHING EAG FROM THE NE AND WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE TFC PATTERN WHEN I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE TRUCKS NEAR THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 13. AS I CONTINUED ALONG THE DOWNWIND LEG I CALLED EAG UNICOM AND CTAF TO INQUIRE AS TO THE STATUS OF RWY 13. AS I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE TO MY XMISSION, AND AS I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLES COULD BECOME A HAZARD IF THEY WERE TO MOVE ONTO THE RWY, I ABORTED MY APCH FOR RWY 13, AND INSTEAD I ENTERED A TFC PATTERN AND LANDED ON RWY 01. AFTER I LANDED I LEARNED THAT STRIPES WERE BEING PAINTED ON RWY 13/31, AND THAT THERE WAS AN 'X' ON THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 31 ONLY.

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.