Pilot of an small aircraft single engine land aircraft landed at a closed airport without permission...

Attributes
ACN	253639
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vcv
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
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	ground : parked landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 904 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	253639
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Oct/sat/93, the san fernando valley chapter sponsored an air proficiency and safety oriented air derby. The valley air derby originated out of vny with about 6 airports to fly over for identify with 1 mandatory stop for fuel. One of the airports was george air force base. I was told that the base was deserted and is considered closed, and that permission was granted to land and be at the airport for the fly-bys. I was an assigned spotter. A spotter is one who checks the derby numbers on the airplane as they fly over the airport. With assurance that permission was given to land and be there, we departed from vny and landed at george at about 10 am. Within 30 mins someone came up to us to check to see if there were any problems. Then, within a short time, another man drove to where we were and said we did not have permission to land because he was the one to give permission and he had not been contacted. We explained why we were there, and who had told us that they had gotten permission. We explained we were volunteers to help in this air derby, and that we would be happy to depart, which we did. I landed there with good faith that all of the permissions had been met. I observed all regulations and safety precautions regarding landing at an uncontrolled airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT LANDED AT A CLOSED ARPT WITHOUT PERMISSION.

Narrative: OCT/SAT/93, THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER SPONSORED AN AIR PROFICIENCY AND SAFETY ORIENTED AIR DERBY. THE VALLEY AIR DERBY ORIGINATED OUT OF VNY WITH ABOUT 6 ARPTS TO FLY OVER FOR IDENT WITH 1 MANDATORY STOP FOR FUEL. ONE OF THE ARPTS WAS GEORGE AIR FORCE BASE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BASE WAS DESERTED AND IS CONSIDERED CLOSED, AND THAT PERMISSION WAS GRANTED TO LAND AND BE AT THE ARPT FOR THE FLY-BYS. I WAS AN ASSIGNED SPOTTER. A SPOTTER IS ONE WHO CHKS THE DERBY NUMBERS ON THE AIRPLANE AS THEY FLY OVER THE ARPT. WITH ASSURANCE THAT PERMISSION WAS GIVEN TO LAND AND BE THERE, WE DEPARTED FROM VNY AND LANDED AT GEORGE AT ABOUT 10 AM. WITHIN 30 MINS SOMEONE CAME UP TO US TO CHK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY PROBS. THEN, WITHIN A SHORT TIME, ANOTHER MAN DROVE TO WHERE WE WERE AND SAID WE DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO LAND BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONE TO GIVE PERMISSION AND HE HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. WE EXPLAINED WHY WE WERE THERE, AND WHO HAD TOLD US THAT THEY HAD GOTTEN PERMISSION. WE EXPLAINED WE WERE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP IN THIS AIR DERBY, AND THAT WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO DEPART, WHICH WE DID. I LANDED THERE WITH GOOD FAITH THAT ALL OF THE PERMISSIONS HAD BEEN MET. I OBSERVED ALL REGS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS REGARDING LNDG AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

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.