Narrative:

On oct/wed/04, I drove to ZZZ. There I saw the construction inspector and met his assistant. They stated that the runway was open, full length, the taxiway and ramp, and the beacon was out, and they were seeding the grass. On oct/thu/04, I checked with FSS and inquired NOTAMS for ZZZ. None on runway, only beacon and I think some tower lights. I then specifically asked about runway. FSS searched again and found nothing. On oct/fri/04, about XA10 departed VFR to ZZZ. Started calling my position and asking for advisory. No answer, so I entered downwind for runway and called position. I saw a backhoe on the south end of the field, on the grass, 2 vehicles on the approach end on the grass, a yellow X past the runway. There had been no mention of the X's previously. I thought that they had possibly been left out. No one was on the runway. I landed long, and turned off well before the end. As I parked, the inspector, helper and another man pulled up. They started yelling at me. They stated runway was closed by NOTAM. I told them what I had done to check this and then called FSS again. FSS searched again, and still found no NOTAM. There was no NOTAM yet concerning runway closure. Human performance considerations: based on at least 2 calls to FSS, specifically about runway closure, a site visit with the inspector, a call to the contractor, I made the decision to land, even with the X off the runway. All the vehicles were clear when I landed. Looking back, certainly I won't land again in that situation. I thought I had gone beyond the normal procedure of checking NOTAMS. In the current aim, it depicts the X's on the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE10 PLT LANDS ON CLOSED RWY AT AN UNCTLED ARPT. CLOSURE NOT IDENTED BY NOTAM. 'X' SYMBOL LOCATED OFF THE RWY SURFACE.

Narrative: ON OCT/WED/04, I DROVE TO ZZZ. THERE I SAW THE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR AND MET HIS ASSISTANT. THEY STATED THAT THE RWY WAS OPEN, FULL LENGTH, THE TXWY AND RAMP, AND THE BEACON WAS OUT, AND THEY WERE SEEDING THE GRASS. ON OCT/THU/04, I CHKED WITH FSS AND INQUIRED NOTAMS FOR ZZZ. NONE ON RWY, ONLY BEACON AND I THINK SOME TWR LIGHTS. I THEN SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT RWY. FSS SEARCHED AGAIN AND FOUND NOTHING. ON OCT/FRI/04, ABOUT XA10 DEPARTED VFR TO ZZZ. STARTED CALLING MY POS AND ASKING FOR ADVISORY. NO ANSWER, SO I ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RWY AND CALLED POS. I SAW A BACKHOE ON THE S END OF THE FIELD, ON THE GRASS, 2 VEHICLES ON THE APCH END ON THE GRASS, A YELLOW X PAST THE RWY. THERE HAD BEEN NO MENTION OF THE X'S PREVIOUSLY. I THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD POSSIBLY BEEN LEFT OUT. NO ONE WAS ON THE RWY. I LANDED LONG, AND TURNED OFF WELL BEFORE THE END. AS I PARKED, THE INSPECTOR, HELPER AND ANOTHER MAN PULLED UP. THEY STARTED YELLING AT ME. THEY STATED RWY WAS CLOSED BY NOTAM. I TOLD THEM WHAT I HAD DONE TO CHK THIS AND THEN CALLED FSS AGAIN. FSS SEARCHED AGAIN, AND STILL FOUND NO NOTAM. THERE WAS NO NOTAM YET CONCERNING RWY CLOSURE. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: BASED ON AT LEAST 2 CALLS TO FSS, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT RWY CLOSURE, A SITE VISIT WITH THE INSPECTOR, A CALL TO THE CONTRACTOR, I MADE THE DECISION TO LAND, EVEN WITH THE X OFF THE RWY. ALL THE VEHICLES WERE CLR WHEN I LANDED. LOOKING BACK, CERTAINLY I WON'T LAND AGAIN IN THAT SIT. I THOUGHT I HAD GONE BEYOND THE NORMAL PROC OF CHKING NOTAMS. IN THE CURRENT AIM, IT DEPICTS THE X'S ON THE RWY.

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.