Error admitted by private pilot in performing operations on a closed runway at a non tower airport. Unauthorized landing taxi landing.

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Attributes
ACN	250293
Time
Date	199308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : c09
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 161 flight time type : 161
ASRS Report	250293
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took off from dpa at xxam. ATIS reported measured ceiling 1300 overcast 5 mi fog. Flew to IC5 and landed full stop. Flew to C09. Haze had become worse. Arrived at uncontrolled field -- morris C09 -- announced to traffic on CTAF 122.8 in pattern. Landed near numbers runway 36. After touchdown saw obstruction well down runway. Upon closer approach saw that it was an orange plastic snow fencing 'X' weighted down on runway with concrete blocks indicating a closed runway. Also, at that time, I saw vehicles on the left edge of the runway doing some kind of construction. I came to a stop well before the 'X,' maneuvered around it to the right side of runway and took off. There was no air traffic. My son was leaving for college in a few days and I wanted to fly with him. Given the reduced visibility when I arrived at morris, I should have returned to dpa and not landed. A pass over the airport to familiarize myself with the field might have let me see the 'X.' I made a poor judgement call in landing and taking off from C09.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERROR ADMITTED BY PVT PLT IN PERFORMING OPS ON A CLOSED RWY AT A NON TWR ARPT. UNAUTH LNDG TAXI LNDG.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM DPA AT XXAM. ATIS RPTED MEASURED CEILING 1300 OVCST 5 MI FOG. FLEW TO IC5 AND LANDED FULL STOP. FLEW TO C09. HAZE HAD BECOME WORSE. ARRIVED AT UNCTLED FIELD -- MORRIS C09 -- ANNOUNCED TO TFC ON CTAF 122.8 IN PATTERN. LANDED NEAR NUMBERS RWY 36. AFTER TOUCHDOWN SAW OBSTRUCTION WELL DOWN RWY. UPON CLOSER APCH SAW THAT IT WAS AN ORANGE PLASTIC SNOW FENCING 'X' WEIGHTED DOWN ON RWY WITH CONCRETE BLOCKS INDICATING A CLOSED RWY. ALSO, AT THAT TIME, I SAW VEHICLES ON THE L EDGE OF THE RWY DOING SOME KIND OF CONSTRUCTION. I CAME TO A STOP WELL BEFORE THE 'X,' MANEUVERED AROUND IT TO THE R SIDE OF RWY AND TOOK OFF. THERE WAS NO AIR TFC. MY SON WAS LEAVING FOR COLLEGE IN A FEW DAYS AND I WANTED TO FLY WITH HIM. GIVEN THE REDUCED VISIBILITY WHEN I ARRIVED AT MORRIS, I SHOULD HAVE RETURNED TO DPA AND NOT LANDED. A PASS OVER THE ARPT TO FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH THE FIELD MIGHT HAVE LET ME SEE THE 'X.' I MADE A POOR JUDGEMENT CALL IN LNDG AND TAKING OFF FROM C09.

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.