<< >> NASA ASRS Report 358561, January 1997

Private pilot lands at closed airport. Airport notamed closed for runway surface condition snow ice. Pilot cites low fuel for performing an unauthorized landing.

Attributes
ACN	358561
Time
Date	199701
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vih
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 470 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	358561
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
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

Narrative:

Departed small private field 25 mi south of vih after 2 weeks for maintenance. Departed private strip before ground thawed, snow operations. Destination was home base of vih. Approximately 5 mi south of vih I contacted unicom on 123.0 and they notified me the airport was closed due to snow and ice. This is a large airport and chances were if a problem existed here there wouldn't be a smaller airport nearby that was better. Under these conditions I had no choice, (fuel only for another 30 mins) but to land. The airport was in very good condition and the NOTAM was lifted shortly after my arrival. My violation was not checking NOTAMS and landed on an airport notamed closed. Since the airport management is from a non flying community I feel the airport was unjustly notamed closed!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT LANDS AT CLOSED ARPT. ARPT NOTAMED CLOSED FOR RWY SURFACE CONDITION SNOW ICE. PLT CITES LOW FUEL FOR PERFORMING AN UNAUTH LNDG.

Narrative: DEPARTED SMALL PVT FIELD 25 MI S OF VIH AFTER 2 WKS FOR MAINT. DEPARTED PVT STRIP BEFORE GND THAWED, SNOW OPS. DEST WAS HOME BASE OF VIH. APPROX 5 MI S OF VIH I CONTACTED UNICOM ON 123.0 AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THE ARPT WAS CLOSED DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. THIS IS A LARGE ARPT AND CHANCES WERE IF A PROB EXISTED HERE THERE WOULDN'T BE A SMALLER ARPT NEARBY THAT WAS BETTER. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS I HAD NO CHOICE, (FUEL ONLY FOR ANOTHER 30 MINS) BUT TO LAND. THE ARPT WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND THE NOTAM WAS LIFTED SHORTLY AFTER MY ARR. MY VIOLATION WAS NOT CHKING NOTAMS AND LANDED ON AN ARPT NOTAMED CLOSED. SINCE THE ARPT MGMNT IS FROM A NON FLYING COMMUNITY I FEEL THE ARPT WAS UNJUSTLY NOTAMED CLOSED!

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.