Small transport lands on closed runway undergoing repairs.

Attributes
ACN	253844
Time
Date	199310
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : spw
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	253844
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

VFR flight from amw to spw. Did not check NOTAMS. Transmitted intentions 3 times on unicom of intention to land on runway 30. At 3 mi noticed men and equipment on runway and observed all clear runway by 1/2 mi on final. Landed and did not observe yellow X at approach end. When attempting to takeoff an hour later on the same runway, the files composing the yellow X were observed but they were so faded as to blend into the pavement color. At this time unicom transmitted that the runway was closed. Had the men and equipment not cleared the runway on landing, there would have been no danger as I would have changed runways. However, the yellow X should not be used unless maintained as a visible marking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT LANDS ON CLOSED RWY UNDERGOING REPAIRS.

Narrative: VFR FLT FROM AMW TO SPW. DID NOT CHK NOTAMS. XMITTED INTENTIONS 3 TIMES ON UNICOM OF INTENTION TO LAND ON RWY 30. AT 3 MI NOTICED MEN AND EQUIP ON RWY AND OBSERVED ALL CLR RWY BY 1/2 MI ON FINAL. LANDED AND DID NOT OBSERVE YELLOW X AT APCH END. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TKOF AN HR LATER ON THE SAME RWY, THE FILES COMPOSING THE YELLOW X WERE OBSERVED BUT THEY WERE SO FADED AS TO BLEND INTO THE PAVEMENT COLOR. AT THIS TIME UNICOM XMITTED THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED. HAD THE MEN AND EQUIP NOT CLRED THE RWY ON LNDG, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO DANGER AS I WOULD HAVE CHANGED RWYS. HOWEVER, THE YELLOW X SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS MAINTAINED AS A VISIBLE MARKING.

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.