<< >> NASA ASRS Report 463010, February 2000

Pilot of a piper PA32 cherokee 6 lance landed on a closed airport after receiving permission via CTAF unicom frequency.

Attributes
ACN	463010
Time
Date	200002
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	tower : frg.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
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 : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	463010
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : observer other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : arpt manager
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Advised by austin approach that destination airport 5r3 was closed. I orbited 5r3 and asked by radio if I could land. Received a transmission on 122.9 (CTAF) that it was ok to land and observed vehicles and personnel move off runway. After landing, was advised that permission to land had not been from airport manager but from other unauthorized person on field. Workers were aware that I was landing before touchdown. There was no risk to either personnel or equipment. Suggest that a person with authority/authorized over airport operations monitor CTAF continuously when airport is closed due to men or machinery on the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA32 CHEROKEE 6 LANCE LANDED ON A CLOSED ARPT AFTER RECEIVING PERMISSION VIA CTAF UNICOM FREQ.

Narrative: ADVISED BY AUSTIN APCH THAT DEST ARPT 5R3 WAS CLOSED. I ORBITED 5R3 AND ASKED BY RADIO IF I COULD LAND. RECEIVED A XMISSION ON 122.9 (CTAF) THAT IT WAS OK TO LAND AND OBSERVED VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL MOVE OFF RWY. AFTER LNDG, WAS ADVISED THAT PERMISSION TO LAND HAD NOT BEEN FROM ARPT MGR BUT FROM OTHER UNAUTH PERSON ON FIELD. WORKERS WERE AWARE THAT I WAS LNDG BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THERE WAS NO RISK TO EITHER PERSONNEL OR EQUIP. SUGGEST THAT A PERSON WITH AUTH OVER ARPT OPS MONITOR CTAF CONTINUOUSLY WHEN ARPT IS CLOSED DUE TO MEN OR MACHINERY ON THE RWY.

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.