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Small aircraft pilot was told he landed at a closed airport. The pilot had checked the NOTAMS that day and was not advised of the closed airport. The airport only had a single 'X' marking on the far west end of the airport. No other 'X' markings were present.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595346 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lnr.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 24900 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 595346 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Preparing for a training flight, currency and flying to complete 'wings' program requirement. Checked WX and NOTAMS msn-dll. After landing at sugar ridge, a private strip near msn, my instructor and I decided to fly to lnr for lunch. Upon overflying the lnr airport, we observed a yellow 'X' on the far west end of the airport. No other markings. I had checked NOTAMS for the area on the same day. Puzzled, we landed on runway 18. Taxied to restaurant and were told the airport was closed. I observed 2 men standing by an automobile on the end of the taxiway. They were construction people planning to paint a runway. They said they were waiting for equipment to arrive in 1 hour. They said to go ahead and eat as it would be an hour before they started. We departed on runway 18 within the hour and observed a yellow 'X' had been put at the end of runway 27. The moral of this story: be very thorough checking NOTAMS. I did check NOTAMS prior to departure, but not well enough.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT WAS TOLD HE LANDED AT A CLOSED ARPT. THE PLT HAD CHKED THE NOTAMS THAT DAY AND WAS NOT ADVISED OF THE CLOSED ARPT. THE ARPT ONLY HAD A SINGLE 'X' MARKING ON THE FAR W END OF THE ARPT. NO OTHER 'X' MARKINGS WERE PRESENT.
Narrative: PREPARING FOR A TRAINING FLT, CURRENCY AND FLYING TO COMPLETE 'WINGS' PROGRAM REQUIREMENT. CHKED WX AND NOTAMS MSN-DLL. AFTER LNDG AT SUGAR RIDGE, A PVT STRIP NEAR MSN, MY INSTRUCTOR AND I DECIDED TO FLY TO LNR FOR LUNCH. UPON OVERFLYING THE LNR ARPT, WE OBSERVED A YELLOW 'X' ON THE FAR W END OF THE ARPT. NO OTHER MARKINGS. I HAD CHKED NOTAMS FOR THE AREA ON THE SAME DAY. PUZZLED, WE LANDED ON RWY 18. TAXIED TO RESTAURANT AND WERE TOLD THE ARPT WAS CLOSED. I OBSERVED 2 MEN STANDING BY AN AUTOMOBILE ON THE END OF THE TXWY. THEY WERE CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE PLANNING TO PAINT A RWY. THEY SAID THEY WERE WAITING FOR EQUIP TO ARRIVE IN 1 HR. THEY SAID TO GO AHEAD AND EAT AS IT WOULD BE AN HR BEFORE THEY STARTED. WE DEPARTED ON RWY 18 WITHIN THE HR AND OBSERVED A YELLOW 'X' HAD BEEN PUT AT THE END OF RWY 27. THE MORAL OF THIS STORY: BE VERY THOROUGH CHKING NOTAMS. I DID CHK NOTAMS PRIOR TO DEP, BUT NOT WELL ENOUGH.
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.