Pilot of a piper comanche 250 unknowingly landed on a closed airport for refueling.

Attributes
ACN	456080
Time
Date	199911
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	456080
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Landed at hillsboro, tx, airport when it was NOTAM'ed closed. Filed IFR from panama city, fl (pfn) to alexandria, la (aex). Canceled IFR and proceeded to hillsboro (5t5) to refuel. I did not check with flight service for NOTAMS for 5t5. Airport was closed for resurfacing of runway. Work had not begun yet. No barriers in place on runway. No conflict occurred. The way to prevent this is to always check for NOTAMS wherever a landing is made. I don't think people will always do this, though I did make about 5 radio calls on unicom going into 5t5. Maybe someone should monitor the frequency when the airport is closed. After I found the airport was closed, I asked a texas DOT supervisor on site if there was any problem and if we could depart. He replied there was no problem because they hadn't started working yet, and that it was ok for me to take off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER COMANCHE 250 UNKNOWINGLY LANDED ON A CLOSED ARPT FOR REFUELING.

Narrative: LANDED AT HILLSBORO, TX, ARPT WHEN IT WAS NOTAM'ED CLOSED. FILED IFR FROM PANAMA CITY, FL (PFN) TO ALEXANDRIA, LA (AEX). CANCELED IFR AND PROCEEDED TO HILLSBORO (5T5) TO REFUEL. I DID NOT CHK WITH FLT SVC FOR NOTAMS FOR 5T5. ARPT WAS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING OF RWY. WORK HAD NOT BEGUN YET. NO BARRIERS IN PLACE ON RWY. NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. THE WAY TO PREVENT THIS IS TO ALWAYS CHK FOR NOTAMS WHEREVER A LNDG IS MADE. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS DO THIS, THOUGH I DID MAKE ABOUT 5 RADIO CALLS ON UNICOM GOING INTO 5T5. MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD MONITOR THE FREQ WHEN THE ARPT IS CLOSED. AFTER I FOUND THE ARPT WAS CLOSED, I ASKED A TEXAS DOT SUPVR ON SITE IF THERE WAS ANY PROB AND IF WE COULD DEPART. HE REPLIED THERE WAS NO PROB BECAUSE THEY HADN'T STARTED WORKING YET, AND THAT IT WAS OK FOR ME TO TAKE OFF.

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.