Landed closed portion of runway.

Attributes
ACN	223576
Time
Date	199210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rks
State Reference	WY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
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 : 110 flight time total : 950
ASRS Report	223576
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I flew from walla walla, wa, to rock springs, wy. I called and received a standard briefing for a VFR cross country prior to departure from walla walla FSS. Upon arrival at rock springs, I called casper FSS to close my flight plan. I then called unicom for an airport advisory. I was advised the winds were favoring runway 27. I entered a left downwind for runway 27 and proceeded in left traffic to the runway. After landing the other pilot with me noticed colored paper or plastic secured to the runway surface, we later found out that the first 5000 ft (approximately) of runway 27 was closed for construction. On leaving the airport while on a typical left downwind position for a twin I looked for the runway markings that had been nailed to the runway and was unable to see them. As to why I believe I landed on the closed section of the runway. Walla walla FSS failed to advise me of the NOTAM. Rock springs unicom failed to advise me of the NOTAM. The runway markings were not discernable from downwind due to strong xwinds at a unfamiliar airport. I was inattentive on short final when I could have seen the markings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LANDED CLOSED PORTION OF RWY.

Narrative: I FLEW FROM WALLA WALLA, WA, TO ROCK SPRINGS, WY. I CALLED AND RECEIVED A STANDARD BRIEFING FOR A VFR XCOUNTRY PRIOR TO DEP FROM WALLA WALLA FSS. UPON ARR AT ROCK SPRINGS, I CALLED CASPER FSS TO CLOSE MY FLT PLAN. I THEN CALLED UNICOM FOR AN ARPT ADVISORY. I WAS ADVISED THE WINDS WERE FAVORING RWY 27. I ENTERED A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27 AND PROCEEDED IN L TFC TO THE RWY. AFTER LNDG THE OTHER PLT WITH ME NOTICED COLORED PAPER OR PLASTIC SECURED TO THE RWY SURFACE, WE LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE FIRST 5000 FT (APPROX) OF RWY 27 WAS CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION. ON LEAVING THE ARPT WHILE ON A TYPICAL L DOWNWIND POS FOR A TWIN I LOOKED FOR THE RWY MARKINGS THAT HAD BEEN NAILED TO THE RWY AND WAS UNABLE TO SEE THEM. AS TO WHY I BELIEVE I LANDED ON THE CLOSED SECTION OF THE RWY. WALLA WALLA FSS FAILED TO ADVISE ME OF THE NOTAM. ROCK SPRINGS UNICOM FAILED TO ADVISE ME OF THE NOTAM. THE RWY MARKINGS WERE NOT DISCERNABLE FROM DOWNWIND DUE TO STRONG XWINDS AT A UNFAMILIAR ARPT. I WAS INATTENTIVE ON SHORT FINAL WHEN I COULD HAVE SEEN THE MARKINGS.

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.