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Pilot of air taxi freighter landed on runway 32 at lou, which had been notamed closed. Aircraft hit sandbags on the closed runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 122738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lou |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sdf |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 2750 |
| ASRS Report | 122738 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
All runways at bowman were notamed closed except for 6/24. The terminal VOR (bqm) located at bowman was also shut down. The only VOR approach left available was either VOR 32 or VOR 14. After being cleared for the VOR 32 approach, I was told to contact lou radio (located on the field at bowman) for advisory. I called lou radio and advised I was on final for runway 32. They gave me wind direction and no known traffic. At minimums I spotted the airport and lights for runway 6/24, but I saw no lights for runway 32. I attempted to circle for 24, but upon re-entering clouds I executed a missed approach. I advised sdf approach that I had seen the airport, but no lights for runway 32. Sdf advised lou radio to turn on the lights for 32, which they did. I was vectored for a second approach to runway 32. This time I saw runway 32 and proceeded to land. During the landing flare I felt the aircraft hit something, but I proceeded on with a normal landing rollout--and then as I rolled toward the end, I could see something on the runway ahead, but could not avoid running over it. As I taxied back down the runway, I discovered that I had run over sandbags in the middle of the runway used to help mark the runway as being closed. Upon arrival at the ramp, I examined the aircraft closely and I found a long section of nylon rope wrapped around the left propeller. There was no damage to the aircraft. I feel that this was a serious incident because great damage and injury was possible. I know I am partly responsible for failing to read the NOTAM about the closed runway; however, I also feel that some responsibility rests with sdf approach and lou radio for failing to advise me that the runway was closed and for turning on the lights to a closed runway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: incident has been reported to local FAA at their request. A full report has been made to them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AIR TAXI FREIGHTER LANDED ON RWY 32 AT LOU, WHICH HAD BEEN NOTAMED CLOSED. ACFT HIT SANDBAGS ON THE CLOSED RWY.
Narrative: ALL RWYS AT BOWMAN WERE NOTAMED CLOSED EXCEPT FOR 6/24. THE TERMINAL VOR (BQM) LOCATED AT BOWMAN WAS ALSO SHUT DOWN. THE ONLY VOR APCH LEFT AVAILABLE WAS EITHER VOR 32 OR VOR 14. AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE VOR 32 APCH, I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT LOU RADIO (LOCATED ON THE FIELD AT BOWMAN) FOR ADVISORY. I CALLED LOU RADIO AND ADVISED I WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 32. THEY GAVE ME WIND DIRECTION AND NO KNOWN TFC. AT MINIMUMS I SPOTTED THE ARPT AND LIGHTS FOR RWY 6/24, BUT I SAW NO LIGHTS FOR RWY 32. I ATTEMPTED TO CIRCLE FOR 24, BUT UPON RE-ENTERING CLOUDS I EXECUTED A MISSED APCH. I ADVISED SDF APCH THAT I HAD SEEN THE ARPT, BUT NO LIGHTS FOR RWY 32. SDF ADVISED LOU RADIO TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS FOR 32, WHICH THEY DID. I WAS VECTORED FOR A SECOND APCH TO RWY 32. THIS TIME I SAW RWY 32 AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. DURING THE LNDG FLARE I FELT THE ACFT HIT SOMETHING, BUT I PROCEEDED ON WITH A NORMAL LNDG ROLLOUT--AND THEN AS I ROLLED TOWARD THE END, I COULD SEE SOMETHING ON THE RWY AHEAD, BUT COULD NOT AVOID RUNNING OVER IT. AS I TAXIED BACK DOWN THE RWY, I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD RUN OVER SANDBAGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY USED TO HELP MARK THE RWY AS BEING CLOSED. UPON ARR AT THE RAMP, I EXAMINED THE ACFT CLOSELY AND I FOUND A LONG SECTION OF NYLON ROPE WRAPPED AROUND THE LEFT PROP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS INCIDENT BECAUSE GREAT DAMAGE AND INJURY WAS POSSIBLE. I KNOW I AM PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR FAILING TO READ THE NOTAM ABOUT THE CLOSED RWY; HOWEVER, I ALSO FEEL THAT SOME RESPONSIBILITY RESTS WITH SDF APCH AND LOU RADIO FOR FAILING TO ADVISE ME THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED AND FOR TURNING ON THE LIGHTS TO A CLOSED RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: INCIDENT HAS BEEN RPTED TO LCL FAA AT THEIR REQUEST. A FULL RPT HAS BEEN MADE TO 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.