Atx aircraft was cleared to land on a closed runway and threatened with FAA action.

Attributes
ACN	153087
Time
Date	199007
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	153087
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

On 7/X/90, at approximately XA50 local, I was returning from ord on our regular scheduled freight run. After receiving ATIS for dtw, and then being handed off from ZOB to dtw approach control, I requested a visibility approach to runway 3C (3L was closed). The dtw approach controller told me to expect visibility approach to 3L. The approach was continued to pattern altitude for a straight-in approach. The handoff tower controller issued a clearance to 3L for landing. All runway lighting was on (runway edge lighting, REIL's, displaced threshold lighting). Landing continued normal and after landing taxied to ramp. Later that morning upon taxiing reposition, ground controller requested me to contact the approach control supervisor which was done. The supervisor stated I had landed on a closed runway and that action was being taking against both approach and tower controllers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX ACFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON A CLOSED RWY AND THREATENED WITH FAA ACTION.

Narrative: ON 7/X/90, AT APPROX XA50 LCL, I WAS RETURNING FROM ORD ON OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED FREIGHT RUN. AFTER RECEIVING ATIS FOR DTW, AND THEN BEING HANDED OFF FROM ZOB TO DTW APCH CTL, I REQUESTED A VIS APCH TO RWY 3C (3L WAS CLOSED). THE DTW APCH CTLR TOLD ME TO EXPECT VIS APCH TO 3L. THE APCH WAS CONTINUED TO PATTERN ALT FOR A STRAIGHT-IN APCH. THE HDOF TWR CTLR ISSUED A CLRNC TO 3L FOR LNDG. ALL RWY LIGHTING WAS ON (RWY EDGE LIGHTING, REIL'S, DISPLACED THRESHOLD LIGHTING). LNDG CONTINUED NORMAL AND AFTER LNDG TAXIED TO RAMP. LATER THAT MORNING UPON TAXIING REPOSITION, GND CTLR REQUESTED ME TO CONTACT THE APCH CTL SUPVR WHICH WAS DONE. THE SUPVR STATED I HAD LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY AND THAT ACTION WAS BEING TAKING AGAINST BOTH APCH AND TWR CTLRS.

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.