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Flight crew of a medium large transport air carrier aircraft landed at a technically closed airport due to misunderstanding of approval to keep the airport open.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 247591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gsp |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 247591 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 6550 flight time type : 1110 |
| ASRS Report | 247582 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Gsp was notamed closed PM30Z to PM30Z. ILS and ALS for runway 3/21 notamed OTS PM00Z to PM30Z. Due to late arriving aircraft because of thunderstorms in atl, ETA gsp was for a late arrival. I notified company flight control of NOTAM and he advised me company operations at gsp had worked out deal to keep airport open until my arrival. En route ZTL advised me of NOTAM and I acknowledged with response the flight control gave me. Tower normally closes at PM00Z, so I use CTAF on approach. I only had control of runway edge lights. Preliminary investigation has discovered airport manager failed to tell gsp tower or FSS of deal, so they turned off ILS and ALS. He did, however, notify the construction people who stayed clear of runway until after my arrival. Upon clearing runway, anderson FSS chewed my ass out, told me I was illegal and very lucky because the NOTAM had not been rescinded or amended when I cancelled my IFR flight plan. If I am ever in this situation again, I will demand proof on a NOTAM amendment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A MLG ACR ACFT LANDED AT A TECHNICALLY CLOSED ARPT DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING OF APPROVAL TO KEEP THE ARPT OPEN.
Narrative: GSP WAS NOTAMED CLOSED PM30Z TO PM30Z. ILS AND ALS FOR RWY 3/21 NOTAMED OTS PM00Z TO PM30Z. DUE TO LATE ARRIVING ACFT BECAUSE OF TSTMS IN ATL, ETA GSP WAS FOR A LATE ARR. I NOTIFIED COMPANY FLT CTL OF NOTAM AND HE ADVISED ME COMPANY OPS AT GSP HAD WORKED OUT DEAL TO KEEP ARPT OPEN UNTIL MY ARR. ENRTE ZTL ADVISED ME OF NOTAM AND I ACKNOWLEDGED WITH RESPONSE THE FLT CTL GAVE ME. TWR NORMALLY CLOSES AT PM00Z, SO I USE CTAF ON APCH. I ONLY HAD CTL OF RWY EDGE LIGHTS. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION HAS DISCOVERED ARPT MGR FAILED TO TELL GSP TWR OR FSS OF DEAL, SO THEY TURNED OFF ILS AND ALS. HE DID, HOWEVER, NOTIFY THE CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE WHO STAYED CLR OF RWY UNTIL AFTER MY ARR. UPON CLRING RWY, ANDERSON FSS CHEWED MY ASS OUT, TOLD ME I WAS ILLEGAL AND VERY LUCKY BECAUSE THE NOTAM HAD NOT BEEN RESCINDED OR AMENDED WHEN I CANCELLED MY IFR FLT PLAN. IF I AM EVER IN THIS SIT AGAIN, I WILL DEMAND PROOF ON A NOTAM AMENDMENT.
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.