Narrative:

PIC filed instrument flight plan from hou to jso, secured WX brief from hou FSS, but did not get full briefing. Upon arrival and cancellation at jso, was advised by unicom that runway was closed due to small hole at center of field on left side of runway. Unicom operator suggested a possible landing on first half of runway. After consulting flight manual adequate runway was available. Ground crew removed red cones from around hole in runway and removed X from approach end. Uneventful landing was made on less than 1/2 the runway, and thereafter a safe departure was made. Lesson to be learned: get full briefing from FSS so will automatically get field NOTAMS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SHORT FIELD LNDG PERFORMED BY CPR JET AFTER DISCOVERING THAT DEST ARPT HAD A CLOSED RWY. LANDED ON CLOSED RWY AFTER BARRIERS REMOVED.

Narrative: PIC FILED INST FLT PLAN FROM HOU TO JSO, SECURED WX BRIEF FROM HOU FSS, BUT DID NOT GET FULL BRIEFING. UPON ARR AND CANCELLATION AT JSO, WAS ADVISED BY UNICOM THAT RWY WAS CLOSED DUE TO SMALL HOLE AT CTR OF FIELD ON L SIDE OF RWY. UNICOM OPERATOR SUGGESTED A POSSIBLE LNDG ON FIRST HALF OF RWY. AFTER CONSULTING FLT MANUAL ADEQUATE RWY WAS AVAILABLE. GND CREW REMOVED RED CONES FROM AROUND HOLE IN RWY AND REMOVED X FROM APCH END. UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE ON LESS THAN 1/2 THE RWY, AND THEREAFTER A SAFE DEP WAS MADE. LESSON TO BE LEARNED: GET FULL BRIEFING FROM FSS SO WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET FIELD NOTAMS.

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.