Narrative:

I received a request to fly to andrews, tx, on an emergency medical transfer of a small cancer patient. Prior to takeoff I calculated a weight and balance and checked the WX (duats) and filed 2 IFR flight plans. 1 flight plan was from lubbock, tx, to andrews, tx, the other was for the return flight. While in-flight I received additional information on a serious automatic accident in andrews. We might have to delay the transfer of the cancer patient and switch to the higher priority accident victim. In my haste I did not check the NOTAMS when I filed my flight plans. Upon arrival at andrews I noticed the construction on runway 15, switched to runway 20 which had no markings and the construction on runway 15, switched to runway 20 which had no markings and did not have the 'runway closed' X on the approach end. After an uneventful landing. I was informed by the ambulance crew that the runway was closed for resurfacing. The runway closed X was on the approach end of runway 33. Later I departed at dusk without the help of runway lighting on runway 12 which was open. I did call for TA's on the CTAF (122.8 but no one answered my calls. I did not observe the runway closed. X on the approach end of runway 33 until after shutdown. I walked all of the runways taking note of all the construction areas. The runway that I landed on (runway 20) was not torn up and had a tar like sealer on a firm surface. The aircraft and it's passenger were never in any risk. I feel that standard runway closed. X's on each approach end would have corrected the entire situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT TWIN LANDS ON CLOSED RWY. UNAUTH LNDG AT A NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: I RECEIVED A REQUEST TO FLY TO ANDREWS, TX, ON AN EMER MEDICAL TRANSFER OF A SMALL CANCER PATIENT. PRIOR TO TKOF I CALCULATED A WT AND BAL AND CHKED THE WX (DUATS) AND FILED 2 IFR FLT PLANS. 1 FLT PLAN WAS FROM LUBBOCK, TX, TO ANDREWS, TX, THE OTHER WAS FOR THE RETURN FLT. WHILE INFLT I RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFO ON A SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT IN ANDREWS. WE MIGHT HAVE TO DELAY THE TRANSFER OF THE CANCER PATIENT AND SWITCH TO THE HIGHER PRIORITY ACCIDENT VICTIM. IN MY HASTE I DID NOT CHK THE NOTAMS WHEN I FILED MY FLT PLANS. UPON ARR AT ANDREWS I NOTICED THE CONSTRUCTION ON RWY 15, SWITCHED TO RWY 20 WHICH HAD NO MARKINGS AND THE CONSTRUCTION ON RWY 15, SWITCHED TO RWY 20 WHICH HAD NO MARKINGS AND DID NOT HAVE THE 'RWY CLOSED' X ON THE APCH END. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. I WAS INFORMED BY THE AMBULANCE CREW THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING. THE RWY CLOSED X WAS ON THE APCH END OF RWY 33. LATER I DEPARTED AT DUSK WITHOUT THE HELP OF RWY LIGHTING ON RWY 12 WHICH WAS OPEN. I DID CALL FOR TA'S ON THE CTAF (122.8 BUT NO ONE ANSWERED MY CALLS. I DID NOT OBSERVE THE RWY CLOSED. X ON THE APCH END OF RWY 33 UNTIL AFTER SHUTDOWN. I WALKED ALL OF THE RWYS TAKING NOTE OF ALL THE CONSTRUCTION AREAS. THE RWY THAT I LANDED ON (RWY 20) WAS NOT TORN UP AND HAD A TAR LIKE SEALER ON A FIRM SURFACE. THE ACFT AND IT'S PAX WERE NEVER IN ANY RISK. I FEEL THAT STANDARD RWY CLOSED. X'S ON EACH APCH END WOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE ENTIRE SIT.

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.