Narrative:

Flight was inbound to manchester. The tower was closed, and after several calls between operations on the ground and ZBW, we received the WX report (which was needed to land) from center. Our approach clearance was delayed a few mins due to an inbound light transport. We were cleared for the ILS 35 via the arc. We made 2 calls on the CTAF while northbound from the marker. When we broke out at 500 ft AGL, there was equipment on the runway which was cleared quickly. After we landed, we were advised that the airport was closed with a 15 min notice required due to snow removal equipment. The gentleman mentioned several times that this was notamed. There was nothing in the airport book in flight operations, and there was nothing in our WX packet. Also, since boston cleared us for the approach and an light transport had landed within 5 mins, we thought we might have heard something on frequency but didn't. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states flight crew never saw or heard any information reference NOTAM. Reviewed WX packet again after incident with no NOTAM present. Tower closed only 45 mins so ATIS should have had such information. Reporter feels center should also have been notified and informed flcs. Unable to talk to other flight crew to determine if they were informed. Reporter says snow removal crews heard the 2 calls made on CTAF and were already vacating runway when reporter flight broke out of overcast.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLT BREAKS OUT OF OVCST AT 500 FT TO SEE SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP ON RWY. EQUIP MOVES OFF.

Narrative: FLT WAS INBOUND TO MANCHESTER. THE TWR WAS CLOSED, AND AFTER SEVERAL CALLS BTWN OPS ON THE GND AND ZBW, WE RECEIVED THE WX RPT (WHICH WAS NEEDED TO LAND) FROM CTR. OUR APCH CLRNC WAS DELAYED A FEW MINS DUE TO AN INBOUND LTT. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE ILS 35 VIA THE ARC. WE MADE 2 CALLS ON THE CTAF WHILE NBOUND FROM THE MARKER. WHEN WE BROKE OUT AT 500 FT AGL, THERE WAS EQUIP ON THE RWY WHICH WAS CLRED QUICKLY. AFTER WE LANDED, WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED WITH A 15 MIN NOTICE REQUIRED DUE TO SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP. THE GENTLEMAN MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THIS WAS NOTAMED. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ARPT BOOK IN FLT OPS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN OUR WX PACKET. ALSO, SINCE BOSTON CLRED US FOR THE APCH AND AN LTT HAD LANDED WITHIN 5 MINS, WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT HAVE HEARD SOMETHING ON FREQ BUT DIDN'T. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES FLC NEVER SAW OR HEARD ANY INFO REF NOTAM. REVIEWED WX PACKET AGAIN AFTER INCIDENT WITH NO NOTAM PRESENT. TWR CLOSED ONLY 45 MINS SO ATIS SHOULD HAVE HAD SUCH INFO. RPTR FEELS CTR SHOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND INFORMED FLCS. UNABLE TO TALK TO OTHER FLC TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE INFORMED. RPTR SAYS SNOW REMOVAL CREWS HEARD THE 2 CALLS MADE ON CTAF AND WERE ALREADY VACATING RWY WHEN RPTR FLT BROKE OUT OF OVCST.

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.