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A C180 pilot is unaware he has landed on a closed grass runway having not seen the 'X' marker, that was purported to be small, until after the aircraft is parked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 522760 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 5d5.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 522760 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flying at 5d5, ew and northwest runways. Both grass. Ns closed. But 'X' at approach end very small, hard to see. I got confused and did not realize I landed on closed runway until after stepping out of plane. Unicom operator said someone landing on closed runway, but did not describe the plane so I was not aware it was me until after parking the plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C180 PLT IS UNAWARE HE HAS LANDED ON A CLOSED GRASS RWY HAVING NOT SEEN THE 'X' MARKER, THAT WAS PURPORTED TO BE SMALL, UNTIL AFTER THE ACFT IS PARKED.
Narrative: FLYING AT 5D5, EW AND NW RWYS. BOTH GRASS. NS CLOSED. BUT 'X' AT APCH END VERY SMALL, HARD TO SEE. I GOT CONFUSED AND DID NOT REALIZE I LANDED ON CLOSED RWY UNTIL AFTER STEPPING OUT OF PLANE. UNICOM OPERATOR SAID SOMEONE LNDG ON CLOSED RWY, BUT DID NOT DESCRIBE THE PLANE SO I WAS NOT AWARE IT WAS ME UNTIL AFTER PARKING THE PLANE.
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.