Aircraft landed on a closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	176720
Time
Date	199104
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	176720
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	177076
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Error

Narrative:

Upon reaching vicinity of cle, we obtained the current ATIS, which indicated VFR conditions and, 'runway 23L closed, expect sidestep to 23R for landing.' approach control advised we should, 'expect vectors for ILS 23L, sidestep to 23R.' after normal vectoring for the approach, we received clearance for, 'ILS 23L'--nothing about sidestep was mentioned. Just prior to the OM, we contacted cle tower. We were advised, 'cleared to land 23L.' because we had heard 23L was closed, I reconfirmed, 'understand cleared to land 23L.' response was, 'roger,' or, 'affirmative.' I'm not certain which. In any case, we were very definitely cleared to land on runway 23L at cle. With this confirmation, we assumed that runway 23L had been reopened. From the OM in we saw no activity that would suggest runway 23L was other than open. After landing uneventfully on runway 23L, tower advised we were supposed to have landed on runway 23R. Later, I called cle tower and talked the problem over with a supervisor. He implied that the controller had erred, but did not admit the error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: UPON REACHING VICINITY OF CLE, WE OBTAINED THE CURRENT ATIS, WHICH INDICATED VFR CONDITIONS AND, 'RWY 23L CLOSED, EXPECT SIDESTEP TO 23R FOR LNDG.' APCH CTL ADVISED WE SHOULD, 'EXPECT VECTORS FOR ILS 23L, SIDESTEP TO 23R.' AFTER NORMAL VECTORING FOR THE APCH, WE RECEIVED CLRNC FOR, 'ILS 23L'--NOTHING ABOUT SIDESTEP WAS MENTIONED. JUST PRIOR TO THE OM, WE CONTACTED CLE TWR. WE WERE ADVISED, 'CLRED TO LAND 23L.' BECAUSE WE HAD HEARD 23L WAS CLOSED, I RECONFIRMED, 'UNDERSTAND CLRED TO LAND 23L.' RESPONSE WAS, 'ROGER,' OR, 'AFFIRMATIVE.' I'M NOT CERTAIN WHICH. IN ANY CASE, WE WERE VERY DEFINITELY CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 23L AT CLE. WITH THIS CONFIRMATION, WE ASSUMED THAT RWY 23L HAD BEEN REOPENED. FROM THE OM IN WE SAW NO ACTIVITY THAT WOULD SUGGEST RWY 23L WAS OTHER THAN OPEN. AFTER LNDG UNEVENTFULLY ON RWY 23L, TWR ADVISED WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE LANDED ON RWY 23R. LATER, I CALLED CLE TWR AND TALKED THE PROB OVER WITH A SUPVR. HE IMPLIED THAT THE CTLR HAD ERRED, BUT DID NOT ADMIT THE ERROR.

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.