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C208 pilot landed on a notamed closed runway at pqi. The runway was not properly marked as closed with X's at each end.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 592667 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pqi.airport |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 1 208A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 592667 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Runway 10/28 had been closed for 2 months or more during work on runway 1/19 and the intersection with runway 10/28. The runway 10/28 closure and a number of items concerning runway 1/19 had been notamed for 2 months. On this date, captain failed to observe that the runway closure NOTAM had changed to 1/19 while all the other NOTAMS remained the same. On final approach, observed men and equipment further north on runway 1 than usual, and that 2 runway markings prior to the touchdown markings had been painted out. However, the remaining runway was unobstructed and no men or equipment were observed on it. Landed on runway 1 at approximately taxiway C. Taxied to taxiway B, and on turning onto the taxiway, observed red cones at the intersecting taxiway. One of the cones was down and displaced allowing me to taxi off taxiway B and to the ramp. After shutdown, went into the FBO office and asked if there were some new NOTAMS out concerning runway 1/19. Was told there were and they had come out sep/wed/03. (I had last flown into pqi on aug/sun/03.) called bangor FSS and was told of the runway 1/19 NOTAM closure. Checked cirrus/duats again via personal computer and found '09/002 pqi 1, 1/19 closed wef XX09031602.' obviously, I had simply missed the change from runway 10/28 to runway 1/29 closed. Note: although there were men and equipment on runway 1/19, as there had been for months, there were no X's to indicate the runway was closed. Nor, in response to my 3 calls to unicom during my approach ('10 mi southwest,' 'left base to runway 1,' turning 1.5 mi final to runway 1'), did anyone attempt to alert me that runway 1 was closed. The FBO manager said he didn't hear my calls. Corrective action: pay closer attention to details of NOTAMS even though they have been apparently unchanged for long periods of time. Pay closer attention to runway environment. In hindsight, the fact that the runway markings on runway 1 had been obliterated should have prompted a circling of the airport, where I would have noticed that the X's on runway 10/28 were gone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C208 PLT LANDED ON A NOTAMED CLOSED RWY AT PQI. THE RWY WAS NOT PROPERLY MARKED AS CLOSED WITH X'S AT EACH END.
Narrative: RWY 10/28 HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR 2 MONTHS OR MORE DURING WORK ON RWY 1/19 AND THE INTXN WITH RWY 10/28. THE RWY 10/28 CLOSURE AND A NUMBER OF ITEMS CONCERNING RWY 1/19 HAD BEEN NOTAMED FOR 2 MONTHS. ON THIS DATE, CAPT FAILED TO OBSERVE THAT THE RWY CLOSURE NOTAM HAD CHANGED TO 1/19 WHILE ALL THE OTHER NOTAMS REMAINED THE SAME. ON FINAL APCH, OBSERVED MEN AND EQUIP FURTHER N ON RWY 1 THAN USUAL, AND THAT 2 RWY MARKINGS PRIOR TO THE TOUCHDOWN MARKINGS HAD BEEN PAINTED OUT. HOWEVER, THE REMAINING RWY WAS UNOBSTRUCTED AND NO MEN OR EQUIP WERE OBSERVED ON IT. LANDED ON RWY 1 AT APPROX TXWY C. TAXIED TO TXWY B, AND ON TURNING ONTO THE TXWY, OBSERVED RED CONES AT THE INTERSECTING TXWY. ONE OF THE CONES WAS DOWN AND DISPLACED ALLOWING ME TO TAXI OFF TXWY B AND TO THE RAMP. AFTER SHUTDOWN, WENT INTO THE FBO OFFICE AND ASKED IF THERE WERE SOME NEW NOTAMS OUT CONCERNING RWY 1/19. WAS TOLD THERE WERE AND THEY HAD COME OUT SEP/WED/03. (I HAD LAST FLOWN INTO PQI ON AUG/SUN/03.) CALLED BANGOR FSS AND WAS TOLD OF THE RWY 1/19 NOTAM CLOSURE. CHKED CIRRUS/DUATS AGAIN VIA PERSONAL COMPUTER AND FOUND '09/002 PQI 1, 1/19 CLOSED WEF XX09031602.' OBVIOUSLY, I HAD SIMPLY MISSED THE CHANGE FROM RWY 10/28 TO RWY 1/29 CLOSED. NOTE: ALTHOUGH THERE WERE MEN AND EQUIP ON RWY 1/19, AS THERE HAD BEEN FOR MONTHS, THERE WERE NO X'S TO INDICATE THE RWY WAS CLOSED. NOR, IN RESPONSE TO MY 3 CALLS TO UNICOM DURING MY APCH ('10 MI SW,' 'L BASE TO RWY 1,' TURNING 1.5 MI FINAL TO RWY 1'), DID ANYONE ATTEMPT TO ALERT ME THAT RWY 1 WAS CLOSED. THE FBO MGR SAID HE DIDN'T HEAR MY CALLS. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PAY CLOSER ATTN TO DETAILS OF NOTAMS EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN APPARENTLY UNCHANGED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. PAY CLOSER ATTN TO RWY ENVIRONMENT. IN HINDSIGHT, THE FACT THAT THE RWY MARKINGS ON RWY 1 HAD BEEN OBLITERATED SHOULD HAVE PROMPTED A CIRCLING OF THE ARPT, WHERE I WOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT THE X'S ON RWY 10/28 WERE GONE.
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.