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A C182 private pilot lands at night on an unlit runway at a closed airport at och, tx. Pilot thought that when the pilot controled runway lighting did not come on that it was a problem with the system. He landed anyway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398654 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : och |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ggg tower : vgt |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 190 flight time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 398654 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Departed GGG at approximately XA15 on apr/fri/98. Advised departure of southeast departure at 5500 ft to och. Flew over och, no runway lights (pilot controled lighting). Beacon was on as well as red lights on end of runways. Contacted GGG approach and asked if och was open. Controller replied, to his knowledge, yes. Circled and saw nothing unusual about airport. No markings on runways and AWOS said nothing about possible closure. Set up for final. During flare GGG advised airport closed for runway resurfacing. 2 seconds later nose gear sheared by 4 inch rise in intersecting runway. If airport is closed to fixed wing aircraft even temporarily, then maybe the runway should be clearly marked, AWOS changed and the beacon turned off. I thought simply that there was a problem with the pilot controled lighting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C182 PVT PLT LANDS AT NIGHT ON AN UNLIT RWY AT A CLOSED ARPT AT OCH, TX. PLT THOUGHT THAT WHEN THE PLT CTLED RWY LIGHTING DID NOT COME ON THAT IT WAS A PROB WITH THE SYS. HE LANDED ANYWAY.
Narrative: DEPARTED GGG AT APPROX XA15 ON APR/FRI/98. ADVISED DEP OF SE DEP AT 5500 FT TO OCH. FLEW OVER OCH, NO RWY LIGHTS (PLT CTLED LIGHTING). BEACON WAS ON AS WELL AS RED LIGHTS ON END OF RWYS. CONTACTED GGG APCH AND ASKED IF OCH WAS OPEN. CTLR REPLIED, TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, YES. CIRCLED AND SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ARPT. NO MARKINGS ON RWYS AND AWOS SAID NOTHING ABOUT POSSIBLE CLOSURE. SET UP FOR FINAL. DURING FLARE GGG ADVISED ARPT CLOSED FOR RWY RESURFACING. 2 SECONDS LATER NOSE GEAR SHEARED BY 4 INCH RISE IN INTERSECTING RWY. IF ARPT IS CLOSED TO FIXED WING ACFT EVEN TEMPORARILY, THEN MAYBE THE RWY SHOULD BE CLRLY MARKED, AWOS CHANGED AND THE BEACON TURNED OFF. I THOUGHT SIMPLY THAT THERE WAS A PROB WITH THE PLT CTLED LIGHTING.
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.