Reporter lands on deficiently marked construction area on runway and damages airplane.

Attributes
ACN	314480
Time
Date	199508
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fnl
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 137 flight time type : 13
ASRS Report	314480
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

On sunday morning at XA50 am, I flew a piper archer from centennial airport to the fort collins airport. I was going to do a touch and go at the fort collins airport. Prior to my flight I received a WX briefing from the denver flight service station and was informed that the approach end of the runway was closed. When I was on final I thought I had sufficient altitude and airspeed to make it to the part of the runway that was open and lit. As I came in for the approach I noticed nothing wrong with the runway and made a low approach. When I touched down I hit a 2 ft peg in the runway and noticed many illuminated barricades in front of me. I applied full power and was able to clear the obstacles in front of me. I then exited the runway and I noticed a small tear on the back side of the right flap. I didn't believe the damage was substantial so I flew the plane back to centennial airport. I called the NTSB and FAA called me to find out what took place sunday morning. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that when he talked with den flight service prior to the flight, he was told the first 400 ft of runway 33 was closed. Flight service did not indicate construction was in progress. Actually, 4000 ft were closed and under repair. If he had known this he would not have landed at the airport for the touch and go. He was doing the flight to complete his 50 hour cross country requirement. He said he never did see the light on the barricade. Although, there was a flashing yellow battery powered light common to those normally seen on 'a' frame barrier signs, it was his landing light that illuminated the barricade and equipment which prompted his successfully jumping over after landing. Another airplane later that evening was less lucky in that he crashed into the construction and repair equipment. As it was, the reporter's airplane was damaged in the flap and fuel tank. The reporter stated a low pass would have revealed the problem and he would not have landed. The NOTAM was changed the next morning to clarify the extent of the construction activity.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR LANDS ON DEFICIENTLY MARKED CONSTRUCTION AREA ON RWY AND DAMAGES AIRPLANE.

Narrative: ON SUNDAY MORNING AT XA50 AM, I FLEW A PIPER ARCHER FROM CENTENNIAL ARPT TO THE FORT COLLINS ARPT. I WAS GOING TO DO A TOUCH AND GO AT THE FORT COLLINS ARPT. PRIOR TO MY FLT I RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING FROM THE DENVER FLT SVC STATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE APCH END OF THE RWY WAS CLOSED. WHEN I WAS ON FINAL I THOUGHT I HAD SUFFICIENT ALT AND AIRSPD TO MAKE IT TO THE PART OF THE RWY THAT WAS OPEN AND LIT. AS I CAME IN FOR THE APCH I NOTICED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE RWY AND MADE A LOW APCH. WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN I HIT A 2 FT PEG IN THE RWY AND NOTICED MANY ILLUMINATED BARRICADES IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED FULL PWR AND WAS ABLE TO CLR THE OBSTACLES IN FRONT OF ME. I THEN EXITED THE RWY AND I NOTICED A SMALL TEAR ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE R FLAP. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THE DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL SO I FLEW THE PLANE BACK TO CENTENNIAL ARPT. I CALLED THE NTSB AND FAA CALLED ME TO FIND OUT WHAT TOOK PLACE SUNDAY MORNING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT WHEN HE TALKED WITH DEN FLT SVC PRIOR TO THE FLT, HE WAS TOLD THE FIRST 400 FT OF RWY 33 WAS CLOSED. FLT SVC DID NOT INDICATE CONSTRUCTION WAS IN PROGRESS. ACTUALLY, 4000 FT WERE CLOSED AND UNDER REPAIR. IF HE HAD KNOWN THIS HE WOULD NOT HAVE LANDED AT THE ARPT FOR THE TOUCH AND GO. HE WAS DOING THE FLT TO COMPLETE HIS 50 HR XCOUNTRY REQUIREMENT. HE SAID HE NEVER DID SEE THE LIGHT ON THE BARRICADE. ALTHOUGH, THERE WAS A FLASHING YELLOW BATTERY POWERED LIGHT COMMON TO THOSE NORMALLY SEEN ON 'A' FRAME BARRIER SIGNS, IT WAS HIS LNDG LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED THE BARRICADE AND EQUIP WHICH PROMPTED HIS SUCCESSFULLY JUMPING OVER AFTER LNDG. ANOTHER AIRPLANE LATER THAT EVENING WAS LESS LUCKY IN THAT HE CRASHED INTO THE CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR EQUIP. AS IT WAS, THE RPTR'S AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED IN THE FLAP AND FUEL TANK. THE RPTR STATED A LOW PASS WOULD HAVE REVEALED THE PROB AND HE WOULD NOT HAVE LANDED. THE NOTAM WAS CHANGED THE NEXT MORNING TO CLARIFY THE EXTENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.

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.