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The pilot of a PA46 landed on a closed runway at a non-towered airport. Although the runway had an 'X' over the runway number; it was reported to have been very difficult to see.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1351529 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu/Malibu Mirage/Malibu Matrix |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 14580 Flight Crew Type 2700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
Short final to runway 35; long term construction on airport. Landing runway with new seal coat; lights; stripes; no ground traffic; no visual runway barricade; etc. Short final; hazy day; sun coming up; unable to visualize yellow 'X' on numbers '35' prior to touch down. The yellow 'X' was smaller than the '35' and obliterated by the runway marking '35'; along with shadows and haze. Distorted the view resulting in inadvertent touchdown on runway 35. No incident or accident.mitigating factors; aside from shadows; small; difficult to visualize 'X' in the ambient light; no additional runway blocking markers on approach; nor 'X' light poles etc. Available. Personal physiological needs. Rx: need bigger; more visible 'X'; place larger 'X' over painted runway markers where it is more easily visualized; etc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a PA46 landed on a closed runway at a non-towered airport. Although the runway had an 'X' over the runway number; it was reported to have been very difficult to see.
Narrative: Short final to runway 35; long term construction on airport. Landing runway with new seal coat; lights; stripes; no ground traffic; no visual runway barricade; etc. Short final; hazy day; sun coming up; unable to visualize yellow 'X' on numbers '35' prior to touch down. The yellow 'X' was smaller than the '35' and obliterated by the runway marking '35'; along with shadows and haze. Distorted the view resulting in inadvertent touchdown on runway 35. No incident or accident.Mitigating factors; aside from shadows; small; difficult to visualize 'X' in the ambient light; no additional runway blocking markers on approach; nor 'X' light poles etc. available. Personal physiological needs. RX: Need bigger; more visible 'X'; place Larger 'X' over painted runway markers where it is more easily visualized; etc.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.