C421 pilot landed at a closed airport at mvy.

Attributes
ACN	481265
Time
Date	200008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mvy.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Golden Eagle 421
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi other
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	481265
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : mvy.airport

Narrative:

Was cleared for the ILS runway 24 at mvy due to poor visibility. Once inside the FAF, I attempted to contact mvy and received no response, although I could hear other communication. On short final and over the runway before touchdown, I tried 2 or 3 additional times -- no response. I felt the smart thing to do at the time was to land assuming a possible communication problem. When clearing the runway the tower finally called and informed me that they had closed the airport and that I had landed without a clearance. Better coordination between local and cape approach. Better situational awareness on the part of the tower (they should have known we were inbound) and a prompter check-in with the tower on my part could have possible avoided the confusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C421 PLT LANDED AT A CLOSED ARPT AT MVY.

Narrative: WAS CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 24 AT MVY DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. ONCE INSIDE THE FAF, I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MVY AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE, ALTHOUGH I COULD HEAR OTHER COM. ON SHORT FINAL AND OVER THE RWY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, I TRIED 2 OR 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES -- NO RESPONSE. I FELT THE SMART THING TO DO AT THE TIME WAS TO LAND ASSUMING A POSSIBLE COM PROB. WHEN CLRING THE RWY THE TWR FINALLY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD CLOSED THE ARPT AND THAT I HAD LANDED WITHOUT A CLRNC. BETTER COORD BTWN LCL AND CAPE APCH. BETTER SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ON THE PART OF THE TWR (THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WE WERE INBOUND) AND A PROMPTER CHK-IN WITH THE TWR ON MY PART COULD HAVE POSSIBLE AVOIDED THE CONFUSION.

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.