Narrative:

Flight began as a ferry trip from linden, nj, to belmar/allaire airport. Flight followed a 5 hour mission for reporting pilot. Departure from linden, nj, was without incident, sky conditions were 1200 ft overcast 3 plus mi visibility. Conditions were deteriorating to the south (pilot's direction of flight). Company policy dictates 2 instrument rated pilots for IMC conditions if PIC has less than 1500 hours total time. Classic example of scud running. Reporting pilot continued to press on to airport in marginal conditions. In the excitement of the moment, reporting pilot forgot the NOTAM for the closed runway at his home field. Reporting pilot very familiar with this field (blm). After dodging clouds and finding field, reporting pilot landed on closed runway. Note that the runway was closed due to construction to lengthen. No obstructions. Pilot became fixated on runway even though runway had large white X. Reporting pilot believes that company policy to discourage single pilot IFR actually contributed to incident. Reporting pilot would have preferred to return IFR. In hindsight should have elected to abort or obtain second IFR rated pilot. Additional factors: fatigue (5 hour mission), relative inexperience in actual IMC conditions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COM PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT ON A RETURN TO HOME BASE SOLO FLT, INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY. THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS, DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

Narrative: FLT BEGAN AS A FERRY TRIP FROM LINDEN, NJ, TO BELMAR/ALLAIRE ARPT. FLT FOLLOWED A 5 HR MISSION FOR RPTING PLT. DEP FROM LINDEN, NJ, WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT, SKY CONDITIONS WERE 1200 FT OVCST 3 PLUS MI VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS WERE DETERIORATING TO THE S (PLT'S DIRECTION OF FLT). COMPANY POLICY DICTATES 2 INST RATED PLTS FOR IMC CONDITIONS IF PIC HAS LESS THAN 1500 HRS TOTAL TIME. CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF SCUD RUNNING. RPTING PLT CONTINUED TO PRESS ON TO ARPT IN MARGINAL CONDITIONS. IN THE EXCITEMENT OF THE MOMENT, RPTING PLT FORGOT THE NOTAM FOR THE CLOSED RWY AT HIS HOME FIELD. RPTING PLT VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS FIELD (BLM). AFTER DODGING CLOUDS AND FINDING FIELD, RPTING PLT LANDED ON CLOSED RWY. NOTE THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION TO LENGTHEN. NO OBSTRUCTIONS. PLT BECAME FIXATED ON RWY EVEN THOUGH RWY HAD LARGE WHITE X. RPTING PLT BELIEVES THAT COMPANY POLICY TO DISCOURAGE SINGLE PLT IFR ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTED TO INCIDENT. RPTING PLT WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO RETURN IFR. IN HINDSIGHT SHOULD HAVE ELECTED TO ABORT OR OBTAIN SECOND IFR RATED PLT. ADDITIONAL FACTORS: FATIGUE (5 HR MISSION), RELATIVE INEXPERIENCE IN ACTUAL IMC CONDITIONS.

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.