Narrative:

Flight from msn to ues (49 NM), IFR. Conditions in msn were 2000 ft and 7 mi, in ues conditions were 600 ft and 3 mi in haze, light to moderate icing in clouds. Winds at ues 030 degrees at 6 KTS. Cleared for ILS 10 by mke approach. Informed that runway 10 was closed due to aircraft on runway. Requested and granted ILS 10 circle to runway 36. Completed ILS 10 to 600 ft AGL. Airport in sight, circled to runway 36. During circle, I lost sight of the airport. I called a missed approach and was handed back to mke approach. Requested a second ILS 10, circle to runway 36. During vector, I heard 2 aircraft departing runway 28. I asked tower where the obstructing aircraft was and they replied, 'the approach end of runway 28.' tug was in place to tow aircraft off the end of runway 10 (runway 28). When I completed the ILS 10 approach, I could see the aircraft was clear of the far end of runway 10. Tower had not yet opened the runway. I requested a lahso clearance. Tower said they could not grant one. They cleared me to circle and land on runway 36. I did not want to circle in marginal conditions with ice. I landed on runway 10 and stopped within 2000 ft on a 6000 ft runway. As I touched down, tower cleared the mooney behind me to land on runway 10! Obviously, runway 10 was then open! I believe tower should have cleared me to land on runway 10, hold short of runway 36. It was much safer to land on runway 10 than to circle in low conditions to runway 36.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH TO, AND LNDG ON, A CLOSED RWY BY A TBM700 PVT PLT AT UES, WI.

Narrative: FLT FROM MSN TO UES (49 NM), IFR. CONDITIONS IN MSN WERE 2000 FT AND 7 MI, IN UES CONDITIONS WERE 600 FT AND 3 MI IN HAZE, LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING IN CLOUDS. WINDS AT UES 030 DEGS AT 6 KTS. CLRED FOR ILS 10 BY MKE APCH. INFORMED THAT RWY 10 WAS CLOSED DUE TO ACFT ON RWY. REQUESTED AND GRANTED ILS 10 CIRCLE TO RWY 36. COMPLETED ILS 10 TO 600 FT AGL. ARPT IN SIGHT, CIRCLED TO RWY 36. DURING CIRCLE, I LOST SIGHT OF THE ARPT. I CALLED A MISSED APCH AND WAS HANDED BACK TO MKE APCH. REQUESTED A SECOND ILS 10, CIRCLE TO RWY 36. DURING VECTOR, I HEARD 2 ACFT DEPARTING RWY 28. I ASKED TWR WHERE THE OBSTRUCTING ACFT WAS AND THEY REPLIED, 'THE APCH END OF RWY 28.' TUG WAS IN PLACE TO TOW ACFT OFF THE END OF RWY 10 (RWY 28). WHEN I COMPLETED THE ILS 10 APCH, I COULD SEE THE ACFT WAS CLR OF THE FAR END OF RWY 10. TWR HAD NOT YET OPENED THE RWY. I REQUESTED A LAHSO CLRNC. TWR SAID THEY COULD NOT GRANT ONE. THEY CLRED ME TO CIRCLE AND LAND ON RWY 36. I DID NOT WANT TO CIRCLE IN MARGINAL CONDITIONS WITH ICE. I LANDED ON RWY 10 AND STOPPED WITHIN 2000 FT ON A 6000 FT RWY. AS I TOUCHED DOWN, TWR CLRED THE MOONEY BEHIND ME TO LAND ON RWY 10! OBVIOUSLY, RWY 10 WAS THEN OPEN! I BELIEVE TWR SHOULD HAVE CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 10, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 36. IT WAS MUCH SAFER TO LAND ON RWY 10 THAN TO CIRCLE IN LOW CONDITIONS TO RWY 36.

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.