Atx small transport landed on a closed runway at ely.

Attributes
ACN	185779
Time
Date	199107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ely
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	185779
Person 2
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I landed on runway 18 at ely after making a VFR traffic pattern and not observing any problems with the runway. I found out later that the runway was notamed closed although my wxmation printout said 'no current NOTAMS for ely on record.' plus the X on the runway was on the end of the unusable portion of the runway that is already marked off by chevrons, not on the numbers and technically not even on the runway. I'll make a drawing. Plus the X was made out of something like masking tape and it was barely visible. I think this would have been avoided if the wxmation system printed the NOTAM, and or if the X was large, white and on the numbers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMT LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY AT ELY.

Narrative: I LANDED ON RWY 18 AT ELY AFTER MAKING A VFR TFC PATTERN AND NOT OBSERVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE RWY. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE RWY WAS NOTAMED CLOSED ALTHOUGH MY WXMATION PRINTOUT SAID 'NO CURRENT NOTAMS FOR ELY ON RECORD.' PLUS THE X ON THE RWY WAS ON THE END OF THE UNUSABLE PORTION OF THE RWY THAT IS ALREADY MARKED OFF BY CHEVRONS, NOT ON THE NUMBERS AND TECHNICALLY NOT EVEN ON THE RWY. I'LL MAKE A DRAWING. PLUS THE X WAS MADE OUT OF SOMETHING LIKE MASKING TAPE AND IT WAS BARELY VISIBLE. I THINK THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE WXMATION SYS PRINTED THE NOTAM, AND OR IF THE X WAS LARGE, WHITE AND ON THE NUMBERS.

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.