The pilot of a beech baron 58 landed on a runway closed for repaving.

Attributes
ACN	634049
Time
Date	200410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : soa.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 950
ASRS Report	634049
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Facility ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I landed on runway 18 at soa. The landing was normal with no incidents, accidents or surprises. After landing, the airport manager informed me that the airport was closed for repaving. After consultation with and consent from the airport manager and paving contractor, I departed the field. The paving contractor confirmed that the runway surface was solid and normal and that there was no risk of damage to the paving work or the aircraft from the landing or takeoff. I had no notice that the airport was closed and my landing there was inadvertent and not deliberate. I noted the following in connection with the event: 1) consistent with the WX forecast I obtained electronically, the WX at the time of landing was excellent daylight VFR with winds from the south, 2) ZHU provided VFR flight following showing soa as the destination, but provided no notice of airport closure, 3) prior to my VFR approach I obtained WX from the soa AWOS, which provided normal WX information, but no notice or airport closure, 4) repeated calls to the soa unicom prior to landing generated no response, which is normal for after hours operations, and 5) there was no 'X' or similar marking on the approach end of runway 18. This event could have been avoided if notice of closure was made by any of ZHU, the soa AWOS, unicom or an 'X' on runway 18. Due to the excellent WX forecast and conditions I did not obtain an FAA briefing or file a flight plan, either of which might also have avoided the event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT OF A BEECH BARON 58 LANDED ON A RWY CLOSED FOR REPAVING.

Narrative: I LANDED ON RWY 18 AT SOA. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL WITH NO INCIDENTS, ACCIDENTS OR SURPRISES. AFTER LNDG, THE ARPT MGR INFORMED ME THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED FOR REPAVING. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH AND CONSENT FROM THE ARPT MGR AND PAVING CONTRACTOR, I DEPARTED THE FIELD. THE PAVING CONTRACTOR CONFIRMED THAT THE RWY SURFACE WAS SOLID AND NORMAL AND THAT THERE WAS NO RISK OF DAMAGE TO THE PAVING WORK OR THE ACFT FROM THE LNDG OR TKOF. I HAD NO NOTICE THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED AND MY LNDG THERE WAS INADVERTENT AND NOT DELIBERATE. I NOTED THE FOLLOWING IN CONNECTION WITH THE EVENT: 1) CONSISTENT WITH THE WX FORECAST I OBTAINED ELECTRONICALLY, THE WX AT THE TIME OF LNDG WAS EXCELLENT DAYLIGHT VFR WITH WINDS FROM THE S, 2) ZHU PROVIDED VFR FLT FOLLOWING SHOWING SOA AS THE DEST, BUT PROVIDED NO NOTICE OF ARPT CLOSURE, 3) PRIOR TO MY VFR APCH I OBTAINED WX FROM THE SOA AWOS, WHICH PROVIDED NORMAL WX INFO, BUT NO NOTICE OR ARPT CLOSURE, 4) REPEATED CALLS TO THE SOA UNICOM PRIOR TO LNDG GENERATED NO RESPONSE, WHICH IS NORMAL FOR AFTER HRS OPS, AND 5) THERE WAS NO 'X' OR SIMILAR MARKING ON THE APCH END OF RWY 18. THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF NOTICE OF CLOSURE WAS MADE BY ANY OF ZHU, THE SOA AWOS, UNICOM OR AN 'X' ON RWY 18. DUE TO THE EXCELLENT WX FORECAST AND CONDITIONS I DID NOT OBTAIN AN FAA BRIEFING OR FILE A FLT PLAN, EITHER OF WHICH MIGHT ALSO HAVE AVOIDED THE EVENT.

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.