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Enroute controller issued a visual approach clearance to a non-towered airport only to discover that the airport had been notamed closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1061777 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201301 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
A PA44 reported [the airport] in sight; and was given a visual approach clearance into [the airport]. I observed the PA44 descend through 008; and then climb back to 017. The PA44 checked back on and stated that [the airport] was notamed closed. We agreed that neither of us had been made aware of this closure. The PA44 stated that he was in communication with someone at [the airport] on unicom frequency; he was declaring an emergency; and would be landing [the airport]. I reported all this information to the flm. Make sure that appropriate coordination is accomplished when airports are notamed closed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Enroute Controller issued a Visual Approach clearance to a non-towered airport only to discover that the airport had been NOTAMed closed.
Narrative: A PA44 reported [the airport] in sight; and was given a visual approach clearance into [the airport]. I observed the PA44 descend through 008; and then climb back to 017. The PA44 checked back on and stated that [the airport] was NOTAMed closed. We agreed that neither of us had been made aware of this closure. The PA44 stated that he was in communication with someone at [the airport] on UNICOM frequency; he was declaring an emergency; and would be landing [the airport]. I reported all this information to the FLM. Make sure that appropriate coordination is accomplished when airports are NOTAMed closed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.