The pilot of a pitts S1 took off at dusk with reduced visibility and landed on the cross runway that...

Attributes
ACN	380810
Time
Date	199709
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gif
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	380810
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter other non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took off with reduced visibility near sunset with heavy cloud cover and humid, hazy atmosphere. Objects around the ramp and txwys were difficult to make out clearly. All fairly normal. I elected to land on the other runway which aligned with the wind. While rolling out near the intersection with my takeoff runway I stopped suddenly when I saw a low barricade across the runway. Next morning inspection revealed white cloth X's upon the white runway numbers, confusing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT OF A PITTS S1 TOOK OFF AT DUSK WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND LANDED ON THE CROSS RWY THAT WAS CLOSED.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY NEAR SUNSET WITH HVY CLOUD COVER AND HUMID, HAZY ATMOSPHERE. OBJECTS AROUND THE RAMP AND TXWYS WERE DIFFICULT TO MAKE OUT CLRLY. ALL FAIRLY NORMAL. I ELECTED TO LAND ON THE OTHER RWY WHICH ALIGNED WITH THE WIND. WHILE ROLLING OUT NEAR THE INTXN WITH MY TKOF RWY I STOPPED SUDDENLY WHEN I SAW A LOW BARRICADE ACROSS THE RWY. NEXT MORNING INSPECTION REVEALED WHITE CLOTH X'S UPON THE WHITE RWY NUMBERS, CONFUSING.

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.

The pilot of a pitts S1 took off at dusk with reduced visibility and landed on the cross runway that was closed.