PA28 pilot lands on closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	557508
Time
Date	200208
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : m54.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 17
ASRS Report	557508
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On the day of aug/tue/02, I was involved in an incident which led to a landing on a closed runway. This was a VFR flight in VMC, the ceiling was 4000 ft broken and 10 SM visibility. I was flying direct to lebanon, tn (M54). I departed the controled field, climbed up to 2500 ft and proceeded direct. No flight following was received, nor did I check the NOTAMS for each airport. The WX I received was on track to actual conditions and a landing was to be made at lebanon. As I set up for the visual approach, I was descending and approximately 1/4 mi final. I noticed a yellow 'X' painted on the approach end of the runway in the grass. As I realized the runway was closed, I had already touched down. I quickly proceeded to take off, climb out. The field I landed on was an uncontrolled field and I did not request airport advisories either. This could have been prevented by myself checking all available information pertaining to this flight, and will be exercised in all future flts. In the end, a simple check of NOTAMS would have prevented this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT LANDS ON CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: ON THE DAY OF AUG/TUE/02, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHICH LED TO A LNDG ON A CLOSED RWY. THIS WAS A VFR FLT IN VMC, THE CEILING WAS 4000 FT BROKEN AND 10 SM VISIBILITY. I WAS FLYING DIRECT TO LEBANON, TN (M54). I DEPARTED THE CTLED FIELD, CLBED UP TO 2500 FT AND PROCEEDED DIRECT. NO FLT FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED, NOR DID I CHK THE NOTAMS FOR EACH ARPT. THE WX I RECEIVED WAS ON TRACK TO ACTUAL CONDITIONS AND A LNDG WAS TO BE MADE AT LEBANON. AS I SET UP FOR THE VISUAL APCH, I WAS DSNDING AND APPROX 1/4 MI FINAL. I NOTICED A YELLOW 'X' PAINTED ON THE APCH END OF THE RWY IN THE GRASS. AS I REALIZED THE RWY WAS CLOSED, I HAD ALREADY TOUCHED DOWN. I QUICKLY PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF, CLB OUT. THE FIELD I LANDED ON WAS AN UNCTLED FIELD AND I DID NOT REQUEST ARPT ADVISORIES EITHER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY MYSELF CHKING ALL AVAILABLE INFO PERTAINING TO THIS FLT, AND WILL BE EXERCISED IN ALL FUTURE FLTS. IN THE END, A SIMPLE CHK OF NOTAMS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS.

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.