An air carrier flight crew flying a B727 freighter in mhr lands on a closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	452006
Time
Date	199910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mhr.airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9100 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	452006
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Before departure called ASOS at mhr ASOS at XA00Z stated runway 22L closed after XB00 local. Arrived XC35 local. Men and equipment on runway 22L on approach observed on runway. On rollout on runway 22R observed 'X' on end of runway 22R. Not seen from air. Not seen till after landing. I believe the workers forgot to remove the 'X.' called flight service after landing. He told me there were no NOTAMS mhr for runway closures. Subsequent aircraft also landed on runway 22R unable to see 'X' until on runway. To prevent recurrence use larger 'X' on runway. See to it NOTAMS are filed with FSS. Word of mouth is no way to run an airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING A B727 FREIGHTER IN MHR LANDS ON A CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: BEFORE DEP CALLED ASOS AT MHR ASOS AT XA00Z STATED RWY 22L CLOSED AFTER XB00 LCL. ARRIVED XC35 LCL. MEN AND EQUIP ON RWY 22L ON APCH OBSERVED ON RWY. ON ROLLOUT ON RWY 22R OBSERVED 'X' ON END OF RWY 22R. NOT SEEN FROM AIR. NOT SEEN TILL AFTER LNDG. I BELIEVE THE WORKERS FORGOT TO REMOVE THE 'X.' CALLED FLT SVC AFTER LNDG. HE TOLD ME THERE WERE NO NOTAMS MHR FOR RWY CLOSURES. SUBSEQUENT ACFT ALSO LANDED ON RWY 22R UNABLE TO SEE 'X' UNTIL ON RWY. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE USE LARGER 'X' ON RWY. SEE TO IT NOTAMS ARE FILED WITH FSS. WORD OF MOUTH IS NO WAY TO RUN AN ARPT.

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.