Aircraft was cleared for visual approach to a closed runway. Controller forgot about the runway stat...

Attributes
ACN	152492
Time
Date	199007
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw tower : dtw artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8 flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 0
ASRS Report	152492
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

After receiving approval from the local controller, I cleared an aircraft for a visibility approach to runway 3L at dtw, not remembering that runway 3L was closed. During construction activities at dtw, various runways are closed and reopened at various times. I believe that inadequate posting of this information was a contributing factor. Another contributing factor was I was giving an aircraft a runway for informal noise abatement while attempting to expedite traffic, rather than utilizing the active runway. The biggest reason that I believe the pilot didn't prevent the error was the ATIS stated, 'runway 21R closed,' rather than stating runway 21R, 3L closed. This was similar to an item published recently in your 'callback' publication.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT WAS CLEARED FOR VISUAL APCH TO A CLOSED RWY. CTLR FORGOT ABOUT THE RWY STATUS.

Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM THE LCL CTLR, I CLRED AN ACFT FOR A VIS APCH TO RWY 3L AT DTW, NOT REMEMBERING THAT RWY 3L WAS CLOSED. DURING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AT DTW, VARIOUS RWYS ARE CLOSED AND REOPENED AT VARIOUS TIMES. I BELIEVE THAT INADEQUATE POSTING OF THIS INFO WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS I WAS GIVING AN ACFT A RWY FOR INFORMAL NOISE ABATEMENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXPEDITE TFC, RATHER THAN UTILIZING THE ACTIVE RWY. THE BIGGEST REASON THAT I BELIEVE THE PLT DIDN'T PREVENT THE ERROR WAS THE ATIS STATED, 'RWY 21R CLOSED,' RATHER THAN STATING RWY 21R, 3L CLOSED. THIS WAS SIMILAR TO AN ITEM PUBLISHED RECENTLY IN YOUR 'CALLBACK' PUBLICATION.

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.

Aircraft was cleared for visual approach to a closed runway. Controller forgot about the runway status.