Unauthorized landing on a closed runway at a non tower airport by a training flight in a C172 at auo...

Attributes
ACN	542398
Time
Date	200203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : avo.airport
State Reference	AL
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	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 685 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	542398
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fbo 4
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Runway 36, the runway favored on the day of occurrence had a NOTAM for runway closure. Our aircraft left rmg and landed 30 mins prior to auo's reopening of the runway. We thought the NOTAM had expired as there were no X's on the runway, the AWOS which usually relays NOTAMS for runway closures didn't state it was closed. There were no men or equipment near or on the runway, and macon FSS did not tell us about the NOTAM during our preflight WX briefing prior to flight, even when we specifically asked about NOTAMS along the route. We did not know we had violated the NOTAM until the FBO informed us after the flight. A contributing factor may have been the FBO's inability to contact us over the CTAF, to inform us of the NOTAM, even though our radios worked fine the entire flight. No one was hurt, at no time was safety compromised. Our radios worked with rome traffic, ZTL, macon FSS, atlanta approach, and auburn traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG ON A CLOSED RWY AT A NON TWR ARPT BY A TRAINING FLT IN A C172 AT AUO, AL.

Narrative: RWY 36, THE RWY FAVORED ON THE DAY OF OCCURRENCE HAD A NOTAM FOR RWY CLOSURE. OUR ACFT LEFT RMG AND LANDED 30 MINS PRIOR TO AUO'S REOPENING OF THE RWY. WE THOUGHT THE NOTAM HAD EXPIRED AS THERE WERE NO X'S ON THE RWY, THE AWOS WHICH USUALLY RELAYS NOTAMS FOR RWY CLOSURES DIDN'T STATE IT WAS CLOSED. THERE WERE NO MEN OR EQUIP NEAR OR ON THE RWY, AND MACON FSS DID NOT TELL US ABOUT THE NOTAM DURING OUR PREFLT WX BRIEFING PRIOR TO FLT, EVEN WHEN WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT NOTAMS ALONG THE RTE. WE DID NOT KNOW WE HAD VIOLATED THE NOTAM UNTIL THE FBO INFORMED US AFTER THE FLT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR MAY HAVE BEEN THE FBO'S INABILITY TO CONTACT US OVER THE CTAF, TO INFORM US OF THE NOTAM, EVEN THOUGH OUR RADIOS WORKED FINE THE ENTIRE FLT. NO ONE WAS HURT, AT NO TIME WAS SAFETY COMPROMISED. OUR RADIOS WORKED WITH ROME TFC, ZTL, MACON FSS, ATLANTA APCH, AND AUBURN TFC.

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.

Unauthorized landing on a closed runway at a non tower airport by a training flight in a C172 at auo, al.