Small transport X attempted to land on closed portion of runway.

Attributes
ACN	277983
Time
Date	199407
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iad
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	277398
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was working local control and had cleared small transport X, a BE30 to land on runway 19L. This is an 11500 ft runway, but due to construction only the last 5050 ft from the relocated threshold was usable. Men and equipment were working all along the closed portion and, in particular, close to the relocated threshold! The airport authority/authorized in their infinite wisdom -- had closed the parallel taxiway which required back taxi to exit. Many complaints by the construction crews were made to airport operations concerning low flying aircraft. I feel this is a dangerous situation and that the whole runway should be closed. My back was to runway 19L as I was busy working departures from runway 19R. Small transport X inquired about why yellow vehicles were on the runway. I turned around and saw that he was about to flare for landing on the closed portion of runway 19L. I issued an immediate go around. Pilot said he had ATIS (which clearly stated closures) but said he was confused because of a L1011 parked in runway 19L run-up block. The construction crew complained. Iad area manager did not follow-through beyond giving pilot a caution. I feel the runway should be closed altogether.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT X ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON CLOSED PORTION OF RWY.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING LCL CTL AND HAD CLRED SMT X, A BE30 TO LAND ON RWY 19L. THIS IS AN 11500 FT RWY, BUT DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ONLY THE LAST 5050 FT FROM THE RELOCATED THRESHOLD WAS USABLE. MEN AND EQUIP WERE WORKING ALL ALONG THE CLOSED PORTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, CLOSE TO THE RELOCATED THRESHOLD! THE ARPT AUTH IN THEIR INFINITE WISDOM -- HAD CLOSED THE PARALLEL TXWY WHICH REQUIRED BACK TAXI TO EXIT. MANY COMPLAINTS BY THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS WERE MADE TO ARPT OPS CONCERNING LOW FLYING ACFT. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS SIT AND THAT THE WHOLE RWY SHOULD BE CLOSED. MY BACK WAS TO RWY 19L AS I WAS BUSY WORKING DEPS FROM RWY 19R. SMT X INQUIRED ABOUT WHY YELLOW VEHICLES WERE ON THE RWY. I TURNED AROUND AND SAW THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO FLARE FOR LNDG ON THE CLOSED PORTION OF RWY 19L. I ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE GAR. PLT SAID HE HAD ATIS (WHICH CLRLY STATED CLOSURES) BUT SAID HE WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE OF A L1011 PARKED IN RWY 19L RUN-UP BLOCK. THE CONSTRUCTION CREW COMPLAINED. IAD AREA MGR DID NOT FOLLOW-THROUGH BEYOND GIVING PLT A CAUTION. I FEEL THE RWY SHOULD BE CLOSED ALTOGETHER.

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.