Air taxi pilot does not get briefing. Lands on closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	147362
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : saf
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 1400
ASRS Report	147362
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I filed a VFR flight plan from abq direct saf direct skx. I was in a hurry to depart abq and did not request a briefing along the route of flight. High pressure dominated the area and severe clear unrestricted VFR prevailed over the entire state. I arrived in saf 2 mins before the tower opened. I landed on runway 2. When I left saf I first monitored ATIS. I heard that runway 2 was temporarily closed for crack sealing. I inquired with the tower if runway 2 was closed when I landed. They said yes, it was. The runway had no X's on it and ATIS said only that the tower would open up at XY00 am. Solution to problem: always get complete briefing from flight service and verify (ask) active NOTAMS at destination. Saf controllers are very cool. Don't think anything was reported, but being a professional pilot, a violation would be intolerable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI PLT DOES NOT GET BRIEFING. LANDS ON CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: I FILED A VFR FLT PLAN FROM ABQ DIRECT SAF DIRECT SKX. I WAS IN A HURRY TO DEPART ABQ AND DID NOT REQUEST A BRIEFING ALONG THE RTE OF FLT. HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATED THE AREA AND SEVERE CLR UNRESTRICTED VFR PREVAILED OVER THE ENTIRE STATE. I ARRIVED IN SAF 2 MINS BEFORE THE TWR OPENED. I LANDED ON RWY 2. WHEN I LEFT SAF I FIRST MONITORED ATIS. I HEARD THAT RWY 2 WAS TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR CRACK SEALING. I INQUIRED WITH THE TWR IF RWY 2 WAS CLOSED WHEN I LANDED. THEY SAID YES, IT WAS. THE RWY HAD NO X'S ON IT AND ATIS SAID ONLY THAT THE TWR WOULD OPEN UP AT XY00 AM. SOLUTION TO PROB: ALWAYS GET COMPLETE BRIEFING FROM FLT SVC AND VERIFY (ASK) ACTIVE NOTAMS AT DEST. SAF CTLRS ARE VERY COOL. DON'T THINK ANYTHING WAS RPTED, BUT BEING A PROFESSIONAL PLT, A VIOLATION WOULD BE INTOLERABLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.