GA pilot lands at airport closed for air show.

Attributes
ACN	253532
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 57a
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	253532
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Went for a VFR flight at 57A rutherfordton airport. 12 mi before reaching airport, I called on unicom inbound. No answer. Continued inbound and called several more times (total times called approximately 6). Still no answer. On downwind, someone said we're having an air show, will hold air show traffic for your arrival. Turned base to final to land, then someone replied the airport is closed. It was too late to go around. Just continued with landing, taxied clear of runway, parked in grass, and was met by FAA officials. I recommend that during any air show that the unicom be monitored by some air show personnel to advise any aircraft in the area that they are closed for the air show.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT LANDS AT ARPT CLOSED FOR AIR SHOW.

Narrative: WENT FOR A VFR FLT AT 57A RUTHERFORDTON ARPT. 12 MI BEFORE REACHING ARPT, I CALLED ON UNICOM INBOUND. NO ANSWER. CONTINUED INBOUND AND CALLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES (TOTAL TIMES CALLED APPROX 6). STILL NO ANSWER. ON DOWNWIND, SOMEONE SAID WE'RE HAVING AN AIR SHOW, WILL HOLD AIR SHOW TFC FOR YOUR ARR. TURNED BASE TO FINAL TO LAND, THEN SOMEONE REPLIED THE ARPT IS CLOSED. IT WAS TOO LATE TO GAR. JUST CONTINUED WITH LNDG, TAXIED CLR OF RWY, PARKED IN GRASS, AND WAS MET BY FAA OFFICIALS. I RECOMMEND THAT DURING ANY AIR SHOW THAT THE UNICOM BE MONITORED BY SOME AIR SHOW PERSONNEL TO ADVISE ANY ACFT IN THE AREA THAT THEY ARE CLOSED FOR THE AIR SHOW.

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.