Communication pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft on a return to home base solo flight, inadvert...

Attributes
ACN	241801
Time
Date	199305
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : blm
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mso
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	241801
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other
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

Narrative:

Flight began as a ferry trip from linden, nj, to belmar/allaire airport. Flight followed a 5 hour mission for reporting pilot. Departure from linden, nj, was without incident, sky conditions were 1200 ft overcast 3 plus mi visibility. Conditions were deteriorating to the south (pilot's direction of flight). Company policy dictates 2 instrument rated pilots for IMC conditions if PIC has less than 1500 hours total time. Classic example of scud running. Reporting pilot continued to press on to airport in marginal conditions. In the excitement of the moment, reporting pilot forgot the NOTAM for the closed runway at his home field. Reporting pilot very familiar with this field (blm). After dodging clouds and finding field, reporting pilot landed on closed runway. Note that the runway was closed due to construction to lengthen. No obstructions. Pilot became fixated on runway even though runway had large white X. Reporting pilot believes that company policy to discourage single pilot IFR actually contributed to incident. Reporting pilot would have preferred to return IFR. In hindsight should have elected to abort or obtain second IFR rated pilot. Additional factors: fatigue (5 hour mission), relative inexperience in actual IMC conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COM PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT ON A RETURN TO HOME BASE SOLO FLT, INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY. THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS, DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

Narrative: FLT BEGAN AS A FERRY TRIP FROM LINDEN, NJ, TO BELMAR/ALLAIRE ARPT. FLT FOLLOWED A 5 HR MISSION FOR RPTING PLT. DEP FROM LINDEN, NJ, WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT, SKY CONDITIONS WERE 1200 FT OVCST 3 PLUS MI VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS WERE DETERIORATING TO THE S (PLT'S DIRECTION OF FLT). COMPANY POLICY DICTATES 2 INST RATED PLTS FOR IMC CONDITIONS IF PIC HAS LESS THAN 1500 HRS TOTAL TIME. CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF SCUD RUNNING. RPTING PLT CONTINUED TO PRESS ON TO ARPT IN MARGINAL CONDITIONS. IN THE EXCITEMENT OF THE MOMENT, RPTING PLT FORGOT THE NOTAM FOR THE CLOSED RWY AT HIS HOME FIELD. RPTING PLT VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS FIELD (BLM). AFTER DODGING CLOUDS AND FINDING FIELD, RPTING PLT LANDED ON CLOSED RWY. NOTE THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION TO LENGTHEN. NO OBSTRUCTIONS. PLT BECAME FIXATED ON RWY EVEN THOUGH RWY HAD LARGE WHITE X. RPTING PLT BELIEVES THAT COMPANY POLICY TO DISCOURAGE SINGLE PLT IFR ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTED TO INCIDENT. RPTING PLT WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO RETURN IFR. IN HINDSIGHT SHOULD HAVE ELECTED TO ABORT OR OBTAIN SECOND IFR RATED PLT. ADDITIONAL FACTORS: FATIGUE (5 HR MISSION), RELATIVE INEXPERIENCE IN ACTUAL IMC CONDITIONS.

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.

Communication pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft on a return to home base solo flight, inadvertently landed on a closed runway. There were no obstructions, damage or injuries.