Small aircraft pilot lands on closed runway to close door which popped open.

Attributes
ACN	152050
Time
Date	199007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eqa
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 194 flight time type : 3
ASRS Report	152050
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying direct from newton, ks airport to neosho, mo, 3500'. Door popped open, couldn't close it. Just north of eldorado. Landed at eldorado airport to close door. As I landed, I saw a small wooden 'X' on end of runway 3, but didn't comprehend significance until T/D and noticed fresh asphalt on west edge of runway in addition to a paving asphalt truck at the north end. Wind was a crosswind, so I closed the door properly and proceeded to turn around and takeoff. I didn't cross the wet asphalt. Aircraft radio wasn't working. NOTAMS were checked with wichita FSS with WX brief at 00 hours. Eldorado runway closed wasn't listed. Human performance: I was so preoccupied with the door problem and landing checks that I didn't comprehend the full meaning of the wood 'X' until on runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDS ON CLOSED RWY TO CLOSE DOOR WHICH POPPED OPEN.

Narrative: FLYING DIRECT FROM NEWTON, KS ARPT TO NEOSHO, MO, 3500'. DOOR POPPED OPEN, COULDN'T CLOSE IT. JUST N OF ELDORADO. LANDED AT ELDORADO ARPT TO CLOSE DOOR. AS I LANDED, I SAW A SMALL WOODEN 'X' ON END OF RWY 3, BUT DIDN'T COMPREHEND SIGNIFICANCE UNTIL T/D AND NOTICED FRESH ASPHALT ON W EDGE OF RWY IN ADDITION TO A PAVING ASPHALT TRUCK AT THE N END. WIND WAS A XWIND, SO I CLOSED THE DOOR PROPERLY AND PROCEEDED TO TURN AROUND AND TKOF. I DIDN'T CROSS THE WET ASPHALT. ACFT RADIO WASN'T WORKING. NOTAMS WERE CHKED WITH WICHITA FSS WITH WX BRIEF AT 00 HRS. ELDORADO RWY CLOSED WASN'T LISTED. HUMAN PERFORMANCE: I WAS SO PREOCCUPIED WITH THE DOOR PROB AND LNDG CHKS THAT I DIDN'T COMPREHEND THE FULL MEANING OF THE WOOD 'X' UNTIL ON 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.