Unauthorized approach and landing at closed airport.

Attributes
ACN	293478
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3k6
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	293478
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

On jan/xx/95, I took off at metropolitan east airport (3k6). At XA30 am, the airport manager closed the airport (3 mins after I took off). At the time I took off, the runway was in fair condition, braking action was fair to poor, due to the snow. We had no precipitation that whole day. I called at least 20 times that day to see when the airport would reopen. At XB15 pm the airport manager told flight service it would reopen momentarily. At XC00 pm, in-flight, I called approach control. Approach and I did not and do not think I was in violation of the FARS. I, the pilot, determined the airport to be in safe working order. I have reason to believe the airport manager closed the airport so that I could not use the runway that day. This was a demonstration flight, part 91.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH APCH AND LNDG AT CLOSED ARPT.

Narrative: ON JAN/XX/95, I TOOK OFF AT METRO EAST ARPT (3K6). AT XA30 AM, THE ARPT MGR CLOSED THE ARPT (3 MINS AFTER I TOOK OFF). AT THE TIME I TOOK OFF, THE RWY WAS IN FAIR CONDITION, BRAKING ACTION WAS FAIR TO POOR, DUE TO THE SNOW. WE HAD NO PRECIPITATION THAT WHOLE DAY. I CALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES THAT DAY TO SEE WHEN THE ARPT WOULD REOPEN. AT XB15 PM THE ARPT MGR TOLD FLT SVC IT WOULD REOPEN MOMENTARILY. AT XC00 PM, INFLT, I CALLED APCH CTL. APCH AND I DID NOT AND DO NOT THINK I WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE FARS. I, THE PLT, DETERMINED THE ARPT TO BE IN SAFE WORKING ORDER. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THE ARPT MGR CLOSED THE ARPT SO THAT I COULD NOT USE THE RWY THAT DAY. THIS WAS A DEMONSTRATION FLT, PART 91.

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.