GA small aircraft landed on runway while it was being painted.

Attributes
ACN	122124
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 6m0
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : circling
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 620 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	122124
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on training flight for CFI examination, was demonstrating and instructing steep spiral to an emergency landing (simulated). Airport is uncontrolled and used primarily for ag operations. After flying approach and starting flare, noticed men in middle of runway. Had not seen them till this point. Veered to left and landed on left side of centerline. Applied full power and proceeded to go around. Men were painting runway. Corrective action would be to be more vigilant. Secondly, workers were dressed in dark clothing. At minimum orange vest would have aided in seeing them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA LANDED ON RWY WHILE IT WAS BEING PAINTED.

Narrative: WHILE ON TRAINING FLT FOR CFI EXAM, WAS DEMONSTRATING AND INSTRUCTING STEEP SPIRAL TO AN EMER LNDG (SIMULATED). ARPT IS UNCONTROLLED AND USED PRIMARILY FOR AG OPERATIONS. AFTER FLYING APCH AND STARTING FLARE, NOTICED MEN IN MIDDLE OF RWY. HAD NOT SEEN THEM TILL THIS POINT. VEERED TO LEFT AND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE OF CENTERLINE. APPLIED FULL POWER AND PROCEEDED TO GO AROUND. MEN WERE PAINTING RWY. CORRECTIVE ACTION WOULD BE TO BE MORE VIGILANT. SECONDLY, WORKERS WERE DRESSED IN DARK CLOTHING. AT MINIMUM ORANGE VEST WOULD HAVE AIDED IN SEEING THEM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.