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An small aircraft instructor pilot found that he had landed at a closed airport when it came time to depart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 238039 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 2b2 |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 238039 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
On mar/tue/93, I left with a student on an instrument cross country to newberry port/plum island, ma. I called flight service and received a standard WX briefing for the flight. I did, however, fail to ask for any class ii NOTAMS. As it turns out, they had closed the airport 2 weeks earlier because of snow banks along the runway. Since the time of closure, the snow banks melted. However, because of the limited use of the airport during the winter months, the airport manager did not reopen the airport. The first time I realized the airport was actually closed was when I was receiving a briefing for the return trip. That is when flight service told me of the closure. ATC never mentioned the closure to me going or coming from the airport. The airport's snow banks were not any higher than 12 inches high when I landed and the landing was uneventful. The runway did not have an 'X' on it as well!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA INSTRUCTOR PLT FOUND THAT HE HAD LANDED AT A CLOSED ARPT WHEN IT CAME TIME TO DEPART.
Narrative: ON MAR/TUE/93, I LEFT WITH A STUDENT ON AN INST XCOUNTRY TO NEWBERRY PORT/PLUM ISLAND, MA. I CALLED FLT SVC AND RECEIVED A STANDARD WX BRIEFING FOR THE FLT. I DID, HOWEVER, FAIL TO ASK FOR ANY CLASS II NOTAMS. AS IT TURNS OUT, THEY HAD CLOSED THE ARPT 2 WKS EARLIER BECAUSE OF SNOW BANKS ALONG THE RWY. SINCE THE TIME OF CLOSURE, THE SNOW BANKS MELTED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED USE OF THE ARPT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THE ARPT MGR DID NOT REOPEN THE ARPT. THE FIRST TIME I REALIZED THE ARPT WAS ACTUALLY CLOSED WAS WHEN I WAS RECEIVING A BRIEFING FOR THE RETURN TRIP. THAT IS WHEN FLT SVC TOLD ME OF THE CLOSURE. ATC NEVER MENTIONED THE CLOSURE TO ME GOING OR COMING FROM THE ARPT. THE ARPT'S SNOW BANKS WERE NOT ANY HIGHER THAN 12 INCHES HIGH WHEN I LANDED AND THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE RWY DID NOT HAVE AN 'X' ON IT AS WELL!
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.