Unauthorized landing unauthorized runway. Pilot lands on a closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	303204
Time
Date	199505
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vrb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vrb
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	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4340
ASRS Report	303204
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed ft pierce airport on runway 27. Experienced bad crosswind from the south, therefore anticipated a south landing at vero beach. Reported over the coast for landing. With the ATIS for landing, tower was very busy and called 2 other planes as targets. As WX was very clear I could see no other aircraft and expecting a south runway I thought the tower said runway 19L. Tower asked me to report at the intercoastal and I was already way past that fix and lined up with a south runway. Landed on a runway with no event. Tower said that runway was closed, even though there was no 'X' painted on it. To avoid future problems suggest runway be appropriately marked 'X.' my passenger and I all thought the tower said I was cleared to land using runway #19L, other traffic was #2 on right runway. I noticed tower operator on my departure was taking great and exaggerated pains to speak more clearly than when we were landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG UNAUTH RWY. PLT LANDS ON A CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: DEPARTED FT PIERCE ARPT ON RWY 27. EXPERIENCED BAD XWIND FROM THE S, THEREFORE ANTICIPATED A S LNDG AT VERO BEACH. RPTED OVER THE COAST FOR LNDG. WITH THE ATIS FOR LNDG, TWR WAS VERY BUSY AND CALLED 2 OTHER PLANES AS TARGETS. AS WX WAS VERY CLR I COULD SEE NO OTHER ACFT AND EXPECTING A S RWY I THOUGHT THE TWR SAID RWY 19L. TWR ASKED ME TO RPT AT THE INTERCOASTAL AND I WAS ALREADY WAY PAST THAT FIX AND LINED UP WITH A S RWY. LANDED ON A RWY WITH NO EVENT. TWR SAID THAT RWY WAS CLOSED, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO 'X' PAINTED ON IT. TO AVOID FUTURE PROBS SUGGEST RWY BE APPROPRIATELY MARKED 'X.' MY PAX AND I ALL THOUGHT THE TWR SAID I WAS CLRED TO LAND USING RWY #19L, OTHER TFC WAS #2 ON R RWY. I NOTICED TWR OPERATOR ON MY DEP WAS TAKING GREAT AND EXAGGERATED PAINS TO SPEAK MORE CLRLY THAN WHEN WE WERE LNDG.

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.