Flight crew received a landing clearance for a closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	317380
Time
Date	199509
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grb
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : grb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	317980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon contacting greenbay approach we were told to expect the visual runway 24 and we were given a heading for the runway and cleared pilot's discretion to 3000 ft, report the field. We reported the field and were cleared visual runway 24 contact tower. Upon contacting tower we were 'cleared to land' runway 24. At about 200 ft AGL we were told to 'go around' runway 24 is closed. We made the 'go around' entered downwind runway 18 (right downwind) to a safe uneventful landing. I believe if it's 'closed' on 'ATIS' it should remain closed until removed from ATIS, it seems that the controllers will not only at this airport, but at any controled field, will clear you to land even if the ATIS states otherwise.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC RECEIVED A LNDG CLRNC FOR A CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: UPON CONTACTING GREENBAY APCH WE WERE TOLD TO EXPECT THE VISUAL RWY 24 AND WE WERE GIVEN A HDG FOR THE RWY AND CLRED PLT'S DISCRETION TO 3000 FT, RPT THE FIELD. WE RPTED THE FIELD AND WERE CLRED VISUAL RWY 24 CONTACT TWR. UPON CONTACTING TWR WE WERE 'CLRED TO LAND' RWY 24. AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL WE WERE TOLD TO 'GAR' RWY 24 IS CLOSED. WE MADE THE 'GAR' ENTERED DOWNWIND RWY 18 (R DOWNWIND) TO A SAFE UNEVENTFUL LNDG. I BELIEVE IF IT'S 'CLOSED' ON 'ATIS' IT SHOULD REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL REMOVED FROM ATIS, IT SEEMS THAT THE CTLRS WILL NOT ONLY AT THIS ARPT, BUT AT ANY CTLED FIELD, WILL CLR YOU TO LAND EVEN IF THE ATIS STATES OTHERWISE.

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.