Landed at a closed airport.

Attributes
ACN	292699
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msv
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 1180 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	292699
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure 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:

I was in the process of giving dual to the owner of a new T210 centurion (he requires 10 hours dual for insurance reasons). After doing some airwork we decided to land at sullivan county airport. We got the AWOS and entered the traffic pattern for a left downwind to runway 33. On approach to runway 33 we both saw a yellow vehicle on the runway and we initiated a go around. On the second circuit, the runway was clear and we landed. Upon disembarking the plane we were reprimanded by a gentleman who was working unicom that the airport was closed for snow removal. He asked us if we called FSS and whether they had given us the NOTAM that the airport was closed. We had gotten a WX briefing but not for sullivan county airport specifically, since we did not originally plan on landing there. When we questioned the unicom operator why he didn't answer our call on unicom, he said his hand-held battery was dead. This incident proved how important it is to get a 'specific' briefing and to land at the airports entailed in the briefing only!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LANDED AT A CLOSED ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GIVING DUAL TO THE OWNER OF A NEW T210 CENTURION (HE REQUIRES 10 HRS DUAL FOR INSURANCE REASONS). AFTER DOING SOME AIRWORK WE DECIDED TO LAND AT SULLIVAN COUNTY ARPT. WE GOT THE AWOS AND ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN FOR A L DOWNWIND TO RWY 33. ON APCH TO RWY 33 WE BOTH SAW A YELLOW VEHICLE ON THE RWY AND WE INITIATED A GAR. ON THE SECOND CIRCUIT, THE RWY WAS CLR AND WE LANDED. UPON DISEMBARKING THE PLANE WE WERE REPRIMANDED BY A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS WORKING UNICOM THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED FOR SNOW REMOVAL. HE ASKED US IF WE CALLED FSS AND WHETHER THEY HAD GIVEN US THE NOTAM THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED. WE HAD GOTTEN A WX BRIEFING BUT NOT FOR SULLIVAN COUNTY ARPT SPECIFICALLY, SINCE WE DID NOT ORIGINALLY PLAN ON LNDG THERE. WHEN WE QUESTIONED THE UNICOM OPERATOR WHY HE DIDN'T ANSWER OUR CALL ON UNICOM, HE SAID HIS HAND-HELD BATTERY WAS DEAD. THIS INCIDENT PROVED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET A 'SPECIFIC' BRIEFING AND TO LAND AT THE ARPTS ENTAILED IN THE BRIEFING ONLY!

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.