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Approach control allegedly cleared an small aircraft to land on a closed runway after tower was shut down. No impact to men, equipment, or aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 214075 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | oversight : airport manager |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 214075 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Analyst summary of report: runway 30R/12L was notamed closed and put on the ATIS during midnight hours for maintenance work. The tower was closed. Bay approach control issued landing clearance to an small aircraft who landed on the closed runway. There was no impact to men or equipment. Approach control said that they did not have the NOTAM at the facility. Reporter suggests that controllers be properly briefed before taking position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTL ALLEGEDLY CLRED AN SMA TO LAND ON A CLOSED RWY AFTER TWR WAS SHUT DOWN. NO IMPACT TO MEN, EQUIP, OR ACFT.
Narrative: ANALYST SUMMARY OF RPT: RWY 30R/12L WAS NOTAMED CLOSED AND PUT ON THE ATIS DURING MIDNIGHT HRS FOR MAINT WORK. THE TWR WAS CLOSED. BAY APCH CTL ISSUED LNDG CLRNC TO AN SMA WHO LANDED ON THE CLOSED RWY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO MEN OR EQUIP. APCH CTL SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NOTAM AT THE FACILITY. RPTR SUGGESTS THAT CTLRS BE PROPERLY BRIEFED BEFORE TAKING POS.
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.