PA-38 pilot reported landing on a closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	1683894
Time
Date	201909
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	MTO.Airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-38 Tomahawk
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 24 Flight Crew Total 99 Flight Crew Type 99
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

I changed my flight plan just before departing ZZZ and failed to rebrief and thus did not have NOTAMS for my new destination airport. On approach; I listened to ATIS and made appropriate radio calls on CTAF. I was nervous about landing via a right pattern - having very little practice at it while a student - but successfully made right turns from downwind to base and base to final. On final I noticed an X just before the runway but since it wasn't lit; I assumed it did not apply. As a result of all these things; I landed on a closed runway. Maintenance helped me exit and taxi to the active runway so that I could depart. I spoke to the FAA and compliance action was taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-38 Pilot reported landing on a closed runway.

Narrative: I changed my flight plan just before departing ZZZ and failed to rebrief and thus did not have NOTAMS for my new destination airport. On approach; I listened to ATIS and made appropriate radio calls on CTAF. I was nervous about landing via a right pattern - having very little practice at it while a student - but successfully made right turns from downwind to base and base to final. On final I noticed an X just before the runway but since it wasn't lit; I assumed it did not apply. As a result of all these things; I landed on a closed runway. Maintenance helped me exit and taxi to the active runway so that I could depart. I spoke to the FAA and compliance action was taken.

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