The NOTAM system seems to have failed again.

Attributes
ACN	281516
Time
Date	199408
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ged
State Reference	DE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : ged
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 810 flight time type : 309
ASRS Report	281516
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

At tys (knoxville) called FSS (nashville) for full briefing -- given no NOTAMS flew IFR tys-ged, canceled to VFR flight following with dover approach control north of pxt VOR. Maintained some squawk code, dover canceled me to advisory frequency (123.0). Called ged unicom (123.0) for airport advisory -- given runway 22 as active, no winds, no mention of railroad ties across the runway, approximately 955 ft prior to runway end. Railroad ties had been put in place the previous night. There was no construction equipment or people on the other side of barrier. Barriers were 6-8 inches high with flat non-flashing yellow lights atop each 8 foot segment. On return to airport, noticed the barriers had changed to include rubber 3-4 foot barrels with continuously flashing lights.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE NOTAM SYS SEEMS TO HAVE FAILED AGAIN.

Narrative: AT TYS (KNOXVILLE) CALLED FSS (NASHVILLE) FOR FULL BRIEFING -- GIVEN NO NOTAMS FLEW IFR TYS-GED, CANCELED TO VFR FLT FOLLOWING WITH DOVER APCH CTL N OF PXT VOR. MAINTAINED SOME SQUAWK CODE, DOVER CANCELED ME TO ADVISORY FREQ (123.0). CALLED GED UNICOM (123.0) FOR ARPT ADVISORY -- GIVEN RWY 22 AS ACTIVE, NO WINDS, NO MENTION OF RAILROAD TIES ACROSS THE RWY, APPROX 955 FT PRIOR TO RWY END. RAILROAD TIES HAD BEEN PUT IN PLACE THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THERE WAS NO CONSTRUCTION EQUIP OR PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BARRIER. BARRIERS WERE 6-8 INCHES HIGH WITH FLAT NON-FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS ATOP EACH 8 FOOT SEGMENT. ON RETURN TO ARPT, NOTICED THE BARRIERS HAD CHANGED TO INCLUDE RUBBER 3-4 FOOT BARRELS WITH CONTINUOUSLY FLASHING LIGHTS.

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.