GA pilot lands at closed airport.

Attributes
ACN	158215
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n69
State Reference	NY
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
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 53
ASRS Report	158215
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I rented a plane at hpn and flew to N69. I intended to park plane overnight since I live in stormville and planned to leave early the next morning for a trip to hto. En route from hpn to N69 (approximately 15 mins flying time) with my 14 yr old son, I began hearing a light rapping noise which seemed to come from the engine compartment. Since I was within 10 mi from N69 I continued on course while I tried to reassure my nervous son that we would make it west/O a problem. Upon reaching stormville we entered the traffic pattern and announced our intentions to land. On final approach I noticed an 'X' on the runway and did not land, but did a go around. I entered the pattern again and tried contacting unicom but received no response. The engine noise continued and my son was terrorized at this point. I continued to circle the airport while comforting my son and continuing to try to contact unicom. I entered the traffic pattern again and checked the runways and txwys. There were no people or vehs anywhere within 1000'. I made a judgement decision to land the plane and when I exited the plane the airport manager drove up to the plane and began screaming at me. I explained my situation but they didn't care. They were only concerned with their cleanup operation from the flea market that day. They requested my license to report my actions ot the FAA. I complied with their request.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT LANDS AT CLOSED ARPT.

Narrative: I RENTED A PLANE AT HPN AND FLEW TO N69. I INTENDED TO PARK PLANE OVERNIGHT SINCE I LIVE IN STORMVILLE AND PLANNED TO LEAVE EARLY THE NEXT MORNING FOR A TRIP TO HTO. ENRTE FROM HPN TO N69 (APPROX 15 MINS FLYING TIME) WITH MY 14 YR OLD SON, I BEGAN HEARING A LIGHT RAPPING NOISE WHICH SEEMED TO COME FROM THE ENG COMPARTMENT. SINCE I WAS WITHIN 10 MI FROM N69 I CONTINUED ON COURSE WHILE I TRIED TO REASSURE MY NERVOUS SON THAT WE WOULD MAKE IT W/O A PROB. UPON REACHING STORMVILLE WE ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN AND ANNOUNCED OUR INTENTIONS TO LAND. ON FINAL APCH I NOTICED AN 'X' ON THE RWY AND DID NOT LAND, BUT DID A GAR. I ENTERED THE PATTERN AGAIN AND TRIED CONTACTING UNICOM BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE ENG NOISE CONTINUED AND MY SON WAS TERRORIZED AT THIS POINT. I CONTINUED TO CIRCLE THE ARPT WHILE COMFORTING MY SON AND CONTINUING TO TRY TO CONTACT UNICOM. I ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN AGAIN AND CHKED THE RWYS AND TXWYS. THERE WERE NO PEOPLE OR VEHS ANYWHERE WITHIN 1000'. I MADE A JUDGEMENT DECISION TO LAND THE PLANE AND WHEN I EXITED THE PLANE THE ARPT MGR DROVE UP TO THE PLANE AND BEGAN SCREAMING AT ME. I EXPLAINED MY SITUATION BUT THEY DIDN'T CARE. THEY WERE ONLY CONCERNED WITH THEIR CLEANUP OPERATION FROM THE FLEA MARKET THAT DAY. THEY REQUESTED MY LICENSE TO RPT MY ACTIONS OT THE FAA. I COMPLIED WITH THEIR REQUEST.

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.