Small aircraft pilot lands on closed runway. Unauthorized landing at non tower airport unicom.

Attributes
ACN	250846
Time
Date	199309
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : s62
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 840
ASRS Report	250846
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : landing without clearance 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:

On the evening of sep/thu/93, my wife, 2 friends, and I decided to go to silverwood theme park to view the evening air show and have dinner. As friends were arriving at sandpoint airport in different cars, we were delayed in our departure. Also, by coincidence no one possessed a clock or watch. Not wanting to arrive with the airport closed for the air show, I called silverwood unicom (122.7) as soon as possible and inquired as to air show time, etc. Advised them of location and ete (ETA unknown). Arriving in the pattern, I see the 'X' on runway 21. I called unicom and asked if airport was closed or if we could still land. A new voice (air show announcer) asked me how far out. At that point, I was over the field and 1 or 2 mins from landing. 'You are cleared to land,' he said. I realized he had no connection to ATC as facility is uncontrolled. I continued with my approach announcing my location and intentions. On final I resolved to land 'on the numbers' and clear the runway as soon as possible in consideration of the air show (impending). Not initially realizing the 'X' was constructed of lumber, my tailwheel did land on it causing noise, subsequent 'chatter,' but no damage. Resulted to the aircraft. So much for landing on the numbers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDS ON CLOSED RWY. UNAUTH LNDG AT NON TWR ARPT UNICOM.

Narrative: ON THE EVENING OF SEP/THU/93, MY WIFE, 2 FRIENDS, AND I DECIDED TO GO TO SILVERWOOD THEME PARK TO VIEW THE EVENING AIR SHOW AND HAVE DINNER. AS FRIENDS WERE ARRIVING AT SANDPOINT ARPT IN DIFFERENT CARS, WE WERE DELAYED IN OUR DEP. ALSO, BY COINCIDENCE NO ONE POSSESSED A CLOCK OR WATCH. NOT WANTING TO ARRIVE WITH THE ARPT CLOSED FOR THE AIR SHOW, I CALLED SILVERWOOD UNICOM (122.7) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND INQUIRED AS TO AIR SHOW TIME, ETC. ADVISED THEM OF LOCATION AND ETE (ETA UNKNOWN). ARRIVING IN THE PATTERN, I SEE THE 'X' ON RWY 21. I CALLED UNICOM AND ASKED IF ARPT WAS CLOSED OR IF WE COULD STILL LAND. A NEW VOICE (AIR SHOW ANNOUNCER) ASKED ME HOW FAR OUT. AT THAT POINT, I WAS OVER THE FIELD AND 1 OR 2 MINS FROM LNDG. 'YOU ARE CLRED TO LAND,' HE SAID. I REALIZED HE HAD NO CONNECTION TO ATC AS FACILITY IS UNCTLED. I CONTINUED WITH MY APCH ANNOUNCING MY LOCATION AND INTENTIONS. ON FINAL I RESOLVED TO LAND 'ON THE NUMBERS' AND CLR THE RWY ASAP IN CONSIDERATION OF THE AIR SHOW (IMPENDING). NOT INITIALLY REALIZING THE 'X' WAS CONSTRUCTED OF LUMBER, MY TAILWHEEL DID LAND ON IT CAUSING NOISE, SUBSEQUENT 'CHATTER,' BUT NO DAMAGE. RESULTED TO THE ACFT. SO MUCH FOR LNDG ON THE NUMBERS.

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.