Instructor and student land on a closed airport.

Attributes
ACN	234611
Time
Date	199302
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2w5
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 747 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	234611
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was taking a student on a night flight in the dc area. I am not familiar with all airports in the area and I have operated out of 2w5 airport. As I was flying, I was thinking of suitable airports for night takeoff and lndgs. 2w5 airport was lighted, so I decided to have the student practice there (since W28 sets in a valley, after doing 3 lndgs, a man approached us and informed us that the airport was closed to transient aircraft. We then did 1 takeoff and left the pattern back to potomac. No hazards/danger involved. Factors: airport was lighted. Unable to check AFD for 'closed airport' stated. Closest suitable airport to potomac. After told, takeoff and returned to potomac. My actions were inadequate since I did not familiarize myself with all available information. (It was not a preplanned stop.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT LAND ON A CLOSED ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS TAKING A STUDENT ON A NIGHT FLT IN THE DC AREA. I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH ALL ARPTS IN THE AREA AND I HAVE OPERATED OUT OF 2W5 ARPT. AS I WAS FLYING, I WAS THINKING OF SUITABLE ARPTS FOR NIGHT TKOF AND LNDGS. 2W5 ARPT WAS LIGHTED, SO I DECIDED TO HAVE THE STUDENT PRACTICE THERE (SINCE W28 SETS IN A VALLEY, AFTER DOING 3 LNDGS, A MAN APCHED US AND INFORMED US THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED TO TRANSIENT ACFT. WE THEN DID 1 TKOF AND LEFT THE PATTERN BACK TO POTOMAC. NO HAZARDS/DANGER INVOLVED. FACTORS: ARPT WAS LIGHTED. UNABLE TO CHK AFD FOR 'CLOSED ARPT' STATED. CLOSEST SUITABLE ARPT TO POTOMAC. AFTER TOLD, TKOF AND RETURNED TO POTOMAC. MY ACTIONS WERE INADEQUATE SINCE I DID NOT FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH ALL AVAILABLE INFO. (IT WAS NOT A PREPLANNED STOP.)

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.