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Pilot operating in and out of dkx, a CTAF airport, checked the WX before departing but did not check current NOTAMS which showed the airport closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dkx |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 413430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
On sep/xa/98, I used dkx airport for my base for flying traffic reports. Although the ceiling was unlimited and visibility was more than 10 mi, I did check WX but not NOTAMS. The airport was 'closed.' I was unaware of it. I did transmit my intentions on common frequency 126.6. Nothing heard from anyone. I departed runway 26 without incident, checked in with tys control, and was notified that, to their knowledge, dkx was closed. I returned to dkx without incident. I failed to check NOTAMS. All other preflight actions were taken. There was no air or ground traffic. Everything appeared to be normal. But the dkx airport was officially closed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OPERATING IN AND OUT OF DKX, A CTAF ARPT, CHKED THE WX BEFORE DEPARTING BUT DID NOT CHK CURRENT NOTAMS WHICH SHOWED THE ARPT CLOSED.
Narrative: ON SEP/XA/98, I USED DKX ARPT FOR MY BASE FOR FLYING TFC RPTS. ALTHOUGH THE CEILING WAS UNLIMITED AND VISIBILITY WAS MORE THAN 10 MI, I DID CHK WX BUT NOT NOTAMS. THE ARPT WAS 'CLOSED.' I WAS UNAWARE OF IT. I DID XMIT MY INTENTIONS ON COMMON FREQ 126.6. NOTHING HEARD FROM ANYONE. I DEPARTED RWY 26 WITHOUT INCIDENT, CHKED IN WITH TYS CTL, AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT, TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE, DKX WAS CLOSED. I RETURNED TO DKX WITHOUT INCIDENT. I FAILED TO CHK NOTAMS. ALL OTHER PREFLT ACTIONS WERE TAKEN. THERE WAS NO AIR OR GND TFC. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. BUT THE DKX ARPT WAS OFFICIALLY 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.