Small aircraft pilot complains of hard to find information regarding an allegedly closed airport.

Attributes
ACN	182577
Time
Date	199107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n04
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	182577
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Griswold airport, being on the connecticut shore of the long island sound, is an easy reference en route to frequent destinations in connecticut from ny for emergency etc, should overwater problems occur. Although I had never landed there I was familiar with its location, runways, elevation. I was informed upon landing that griswold is closed to transient traffic for liability reasons and repairs being made on the runways. It is not indicated as private on charts, the runways are not 'X'ed and flight service had no NOTAMS what so ever for griswold. Upon further investigation I only found a reference in the airport facility directory that the airport is closed to transients. Griswold is 25 NM from hto, my home base, and can be seen from the air. I was also told that extensive ultralight activity made it a hazardous airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT COMPLAINS OF HARD TO FIND INFORMATION REGARDING AN ALLEGEDLY CLOSED ARPT.

Narrative: GRISWOLD ARPT, BEING ON THE CONNECTICUT SHORE OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND, IS AN EASY REFERENCE ENRTE TO FREQUENT DESTS IN CONNECTICUT FROM NY FOR EMER ETC, SHOULD OVERWATER PROBS OCCUR. ALTHOUGH I HAD NEVER LANDED THERE I WAS FAMILIAR WITH ITS LOCATION, RWYS, ELEVATION. I WAS INFORMED UPON LNDG THAT GRISWOLD IS CLOSED TO TRANSIENT TFC FOR LIABILITY REASONS AND REPAIRS BEING MADE ON THE RWYS. IT IS NOT INDICATED AS PVT ON CHARTS, THE RWYS ARE NOT 'X'ED AND FLT SVC HAD NO NOTAMS WHAT SO EVER FOR GRISWOLD. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I ONLY FOUND A REFERENCE IN THE ARPT FAC DIRECTORY THAT THE ARPT IS CLOSED TO TRANSIENTS. GRISWOLD IS 25 NM FROM HTO, MY HOME BASE, AND CAN BE SEEN FROM THE AIR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT EXTENSIVE ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY MADE IT A HAZARDOUS ARPT.

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.