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Pilot reported a closed runway was not NOTAM'd or properly marked; resulting in a late go-around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1680119 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | W35.Airport |
| State Reference | WV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 340 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
I overflew the W35 airport as I was unfamiliar with the airport. The runway looked clear and the winds looked calm. I then proceeded to enter the pattern for runway 29. On very short final; I observed several cones (the ~2 foot tall rubber variety) down the centerline of the runway. This caused a late go around/balked landing. The cones were not brightly colored and were easy to miss. There were no notams closing the airport nor were there any yellow 'X's on the runway. I read they do drag races on the runway and I assume this is what the cones were from. Regardless; the airport needs to be NOTAM'd closed and yellow xs erected if the airport is in fact closed or the operator/manager of the airport need to ensure the runway is clear. This airport has multiple instrument approaches and I doubt I would have seen the cones in reduced visibility or any kind of precipitation. I'm not sure what else I could have done in this situation. I overflew the field first; checked notams; and even looked at other pilots comments online. Hitting these cones would have resulted in a very expensive repair; a stuck airplane; and potentially injured people.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported a closed runway was not NOTAM'd or properly marked; resulting in a late go-around.
Narrative: I overflew the W35 airport as I was unfamiliar with the airport. The runway looked clear and the winds looked calm. I then proceeded to enter the pattern for Runway 29. On very short final; I observed several cones (the ~2 foot tall rubber variety) down the centerline of the runway. This caused a late go around/balked landing. The cones were not brightly colored and were easy to miss. There were no NOTAMs closing the airport nor were there any yellow 'X's on the runway. I read they do drag races on the runway and I assume this is what the cones were from. Regardless; the airport needs to be NOTAM'd closed and yellow Xs erected if the airport is in fact closed or the Operator/Manager of the airport need to ensure the runway is clear. This airport has multiple instrument approaches and I doubt I would have seen the cones in reduced visibility or any kind of precipitation. I'm not sure what else I could have done in this situation. I overflew the field first; checked NOTAMs; and even looked at other pilots comments online. Hitting these cones would have resulted in a very expensive repair; a stuck airplane; and potentially injured people.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.