Corp pilot lands on runway notamed closed.

Attributes
ACN	195994
Time
Date	199112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3f3
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 108 flight time total : 16077 flight time type : 1775
ASRS Report	195994
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The problem is landing at an airport that has been closed by a NOTAM. We use the mansfield airport (3f3) on a regular basis to pick up board members. The airport was notamed closed. Many times on talking with FSS I am not given NOTAMS without asking. I was advised by ZFW and secondly by shv approach that 3f3 was notamed closed but they did not know actual condition of the field. Because the passenger were there and the delay of at least 1 hour, I talked on unicom to the airport manager. He advised that he had had some traffic on runway 21. If it looked alright to me I could use it. I made a low pass and it looked ok. I landed on it and made my pickup and then departed. At no time was safety compromised. After departing I wondered about whether I had actually broken any regulations. It seemed that the airport manager could make the field available at his discretion. Because of the shorter legs prior to this landing, they were handled VFR. I had put the last leg IFR (from 3f3 to btr) on fast file deridder with a call back number. It would seem that the FSS would have called back with the NOTAM. I am a frequent user of fast file and FSS always calls if they have a question.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP PLT LANDS ON RWY NOTAMED CLOSED.

Narrative: THE PROBLEM IS LNDG AT AN ARPT THAT HAS BEEN CLOSED BY A NOTAM. WE USE THE MANSFIELD ARPT (3F3) ON A REGULAR BASIS TO PICK UP BOARD MEMBERS. THE ARPT WAS NOTAMED CLOSED. MANY TIMES ON TALKING WITH FSS I AM NOT GIVEN NOTAMS WITHOUT ASKING. I WAS ADVISED BY ZFW AND SECONDLY BY SHV APCH THAT 3F3 WAS NOTAMED CLOSED BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW ACTUAL CONDITION OF THE FIELD. BECAUSE THE PAX WERE THERE AND THE DELAY OF AT LEAST 1 HR, I TALKED ON UNICOM TO THE ARPT MGR. HE ADVISED THAT HE HAD HAD SOME TFC ON RWY 21. IF IT LOOKED ALRIGHT TO ME I COULD USE IT. I MADE A LOW PASS AND IT LOOKED OK. I LANDED ON IT AND MADE MY PICKUP AND THEN DEPARTED. AT NO TIME WAS SAFETY COMPROMISED. AFTER DEPARTING I WONDERED ABOUT WHETHER I HAD ACTUALLY BROKEN ANY REGS. IT SEEMED THAT THE ARPT MGR COULD MAKE THE FIELD AVAILABLE AT HIS DISCRETION. BECAUSE OF THE SHORTER LEGS PRIOR TO THIS LNDG, THEY WERE HANDLED VFR. I HAD PUT THE LAST LEG IFR (FROM 3F3 TO BTR) ON FAST FILE DERIDDER WITH A CALL BACK NUMBER. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE FSS WOULD HAVE CALLED BACK WITH THE NOTAM. I AM A FREQUENT USER OF FAST FILE AND FSS ALWAYS CALLS IF THEY HAVE A QUESTION.

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.