Instructor pilot does touch and go lndgs at closed airport.

Attributes
ACN	166307
Time
Date	199012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 00v
State Reference	CO
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, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	166307
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Departed field at daybreak to the practice areas and returned an hour later for pattern work. After 20 mins we saw a truck pull up to the departure end of the runway and a man begin work on the asphalt. We full stopped and were followed by the truck. The driver asked if we knew the airport was closed. We did not. Neither, apparently, did the other 4 aircraft that landed and departed during that same time frame. Apparently the NOTAM was not posted with the FAA (so said another pilot). However, I failed to ask for NOTAMS when checking the WX, so it was my own error. I also thought that under the circumstances, if the runway was to be closed for a period of time for repairs, the runway should have been marked with temporary 'X' and the notice should have been posted at the FBO. Regardless, the problem began with my failure to check NOTAMS because it was 'just local sortie.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT DOES TOUCH AND GO LNDGS AT CLOSED ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTED FIELD AT DAYBREAK TO THE PRACTICE AREAS AND RETURNED AN HR LATER FOR PATTERN WORK. AFTER 20 MINS WE SAW A TRUCK PULL UP TO THE DEP END OF THE RWY AND A MAN BEGIN WORK ON THE ASPHALT. WE FULL STOPPED AND WERE FOLLOWED BY THE TRUCK. THE DRIVER ASKED IF WE KNEW THE ARPT WAS CLOSED. WE DID NOT. NEITHER, APPARENTLY, DID THE OTHER 4 ACFT THAT LANDED AND DEPARTED DURING THAT SAME TIME FRAME. APPARENTLY THE NOTAM WAS NOT POSTED WITH THE FAA (SO SAID ANOTHER PLT). HOWEVER, I FAILED TO ASK FOR NOTAMS WHEN CHKING THE WX, SO IT WAS MY OWN ERROR. I ALSO THOUGHT THAT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IF THE RWY WAS TO BE CLOSED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FOR REPAIRS, THE RWY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MARKED WITH TEMPORARY 'X' AND THE NOTICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN POSTED AT THE FBO. REGARDLESS, THE PROB BEGAN WITH MY FAILURE TO CHK NOTAMS BECAUSE IT WAS 'JUST LCL SORTIE.'

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.