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The pilot believed he was a government dispatched pilot on an emergency mission authority/authorized to land at his own risk on a closed runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 344575 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4s3 |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 340/340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 344575 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was dispatched by a govt agency to fly a meteorologist to joseph state airport. Upon arriving overhead of the airport, it was X'ed out on both ends. Having flown for govt agency in the past and having gotten into trouble for delivering passenger to an airport other than specified, I decided to land at my own risk as there was not anything on the runway itself. I flew a downwind leg to be sure the airport was clear. When I returned to home base (mfr) there was a call waiting for me from the FAA. My understanding was that an airport with X out runways could be landed on at my own risk. This was not part 135. It was public use flight for a govt agency, having to do with emergency. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was flying a cessna 340. He stated he had used duat in addition to the govt agency dispatch of his flight. He said he checked the WX at the airport nearest to joseph state airport that had WX reporting facilities. He said he did not check the NOTAMS for joseph state airport and that the runway was notamed closed. He said the FAA wants to suspend his license for 90 days.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT BELIEVED HE WAS A GOV DISPATCHED PLT ON AN EMER MISSION AUTH TO LAND AT HIS OWN RISK ON A CLOSED RWY.
Narrative: I WAS DISPATCHED BY A GOVT AGENCY TO FLY A METEOROLOGIST TO JOSEPH STATE ARPT. UPON ARRIVING OVERHEAD OF THE ARPT, IT WAS X'ED OUT ON BOTH ENDS. HAVING FLOWN FOR GOVT AGENCY IN THE PAST AND HAVING GOTTEN INTO TROUBLE FOR DELIVERING PAX TO AN ARPT OTHER THAN SPECIFIED, I DECIDED TO LAND AT MY OWN RISK AS THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING ON THE RWY ITSELF. I FLEW A DOWNWIND LEG TO BE SURE THE ARPT WAS CLR. WHEN I RETURNED TO HOME BASE (MFR) THERE WAS A CALL WAITING FOR ME FROM THE FAA. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT AN ARPT WITH X OUT RWYS COULD BE LANDED ON AT MY OWN RISK. THIS WAS NOT PART 135. IT WAS PUBLIC USE FLT FOR A GOVT AGENCY, HAVING TO DO WITH EMERGENCY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS FLYING A CESSNA 340. HE STATED HE HAD USED DUAT IN ADDITION TO THE GOVT AGENCY DISPATCH OF HIS FLT. HE SAID HE CHKED THE WX AT THE ARPT NEAREST TO JOSEPH STATE ARPT THAT HAD WX RPTING FACILITIES. HE SAID HE DID NOT CHK THE NOTAMS FOR JOSEPH STATE ARPT AND THAT THE RWY WAS NOTAMED CLOSED. HE SAID THE FAA WANTS TO SUSPEND HIS LICENSE FOR 90 DAYS.
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.