ST75 pilot was told he landed at an airport notamed closed.

Attributes
ACN	425696
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 12n
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 569 flight time type : 17
ASRS Report	425696
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

At XF36Z I called FSS at millville. I got an automated area briefing. I got an abbreviated briefing, the sole question was 'any NOTAMS at 12N, aeroflex.' the answer was 'no.' on approach to aeroflex, we made standard calls: 5 mi out, downwind entry, base and final. We received no response. While in the pattern, we observed a snow-cleared runway, no closure markings and a cub taking off. We landed. On landing, the airport manager told us the airport was notamed closed and that we had to leave. I told him there was no NOTAM available. Upon my return, I called miv and confirmed 1) there was no NOTAM-D on file for 12N, and 2) the tubes had post-it notes with news about 12N's closure. Issues: 1) no NOTAM record in FSS system. 2) no 'X' on runway. 3) observation of traffic taking off would not lead casual observer to believe the airport is closed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ST75 PLT WAS TOLD HE LANDED AT AN ARPT NOTAMED CLOSED.

Narrative: AT XF36Z I CALLED FSS AT MILLVILLE. I GOT AN AUTOMATED AREA BRIEFING. I GOT AN ABBREVIATED BRIEFING, THE SOLE QUESTION WAS 'ANY NOTAMS AT 12N, AEROFLEX.' THE ANSWER WAS 'NO.' ON APCH TO AEROFLEX, WE MADE STANDARD CALLS: 5 MI OUT, DOWNWIND ENTRY, BASE AND FINAL. WE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. WHILE IN THE PATTERN, WE OBSERVED A SNOW-CLRED RWY, NO CLOSURE MARKINGS AND A CUB TAKING OFF. WE LANDED. ON LNDG, THE ARPT MGR TOLD US THE ARPT WAS NOTAMED CLOSED AND THAT WE HAD TO LEAVE. I TOLD HIM THERE WAS NO NOTAM AVAILABLE. UPON MY RETURN, I CALLED MIV AND CONFIRMED 1) THERE WAS NO NOTAM-D ON FILE FOR 12N, AND 2) THE TUBES HAD POST-IT NOTES WITH NEWS ABOUT 12N'S CLOSURE. ISSUES: 1) NO NOTAM RECORD IN FSS SYS. 2) NO 'X' ON RWY. 3) OBSERVATION OF TFC TAKING OFF WOULD NOT LEAD CASUAL OBSERVER TO BELIEVE THE ARPT IS 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.