A GA private pilot lands at a closed airport only to find out that this was located in a restricted area due to the power plant being a nuclear one at ZZZ, us.

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Attributes
ACN	528641
Time
Date	200110
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2500
ASRS Report	528641
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	528837
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Airspace Structure ATC Facility Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Went flying for lunch from YYY, us, flew VFR around class B to ZZZ airfield us. We were told field closed when we landed. Unicom didn't answer, called 3 calls we didn't know it was a nuclear power plant (chart says power plant). The field was closed the night before. NOTAMS are not posted at YYY where we took off from.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GA PVT PLT LANDS AT A CLOSED ARPT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS WAS LOCATED IN A RESTRICTED AREA DUE TO THE PWR PLANT BEING A NUCLEAR ONE AT ZZZ, US.

Narrative: WENT FLYING FOR LUNCH FROM YYY, US, FLEW VFR AROUND CLASS B TO ZZZ AIRFIELD US. WE WERE TOLD FIELD CLOSED WHEN WE LANDED. UNICOM DIDN'T ANSWER, CALLED 3 CALLS WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A NUCLEAR PWR PLANT (CHART SAYS PWR PLANT). THE FIELD WAS CLOSED THE NIGHT BEFORE. NOTAMS ARE NOT POSTED AT YYY WHERE WE TOOK OFF FROM.

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.