Pilot landed short of a closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	219955
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : c75
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 430 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	219955
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2200 vertical : 280
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Yellow aircraft exited right traffic runway 12 during my approach from the south. He has no radio. Evasive climb to near stall. When setup (airspeed, altitude) was abeam end of runway. No white 'X' 60 ft width seen. Landed on what turned out to be 5 ft short of unmarked threshold. Lost landing gear, propeller, damaged leading edges. Runway was not marked, threshold beyond runway had an orange 'X' on it, in the clay and soil, which was not visible to me from the air.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT LANDED SHORT OF A CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: YELLOW ACFT EXITED R TFC RWY 12 DURING MY APCH FROM THE S. HE HAS NO RADIO. EVASIVE CLB TO NEAR STALL. WHEN SETUP (AIRSPD, ALT) WAS ABEAM END OF RWY. NO WHITE 'X' 60 FT WIDTH SEEN. LANDED ON WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE 5 FT SHORT OF UNMARKED THRESHOLD. LOST LNDG GEAR, PROP, DAMAGED LEADING EDGES. RWY WAS NOT MARKED, THRESHOLD BEYOND RWY HAD AN ORANGE 'X' ON IT, IN THE CLAY AND SOIL, WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE TO ME FROM THE AIR.

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.