Charter small transport lands at closed airport.

Attributes
ACN	320553
Time
Date	199510
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : use
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	320553
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landing VFR at use and deplaning, airport manager tells us that the airport is closed. On approach to land we flew 2300 ft over the field and noticed no markings to indicate closed. No report over unicom, no mention of closed airport. Our commercial WX brief reported no NOTAMS at use. During file no NOTAMS were asked for. To correct this problem, better flight plan procedures. Our company only allows 15 mins preflight. Better update to commercial WX service. Better airport closed markings. Better local communication. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states there was a NOTAM in effect at the time. They learned this after the fact. It was a temporary NOTAM to allow for construction. No follow up of any nature has occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER SMT LANDS AT CLOSED ARPT.

Narrative: LNDG VFR AT USE AND DEPLANING, ARPT MGR TELLS US THAT THE ARPT IS CLOSED. ON APCH TO LAND WE FLEW 2300 FT OVER THE FIELD AND NOTICED NO MARKINGS TO INDICATE CLOSED. NO RPT OVER UNICOM, NO MENTION OF CLOSED ARPT. OUR COMMERCIAL WX BRIEF RPTED NO NOTAMS AT USE. DURING FILE NO NOTAMS WERE ASKED FOR. TO CORRECT THIS PROB, BETTER FLT PLAN PROCS. OUR COMPANY ONLY ALLOWS 15 MINS PREFLT. BETTER UPDATE TO COMMERCIAL WX SVC. BETTER ARPT CLOSED MARKINGS. BETTER LCL COM. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THERE WAS A NOTAM IN EFFECT AT THE TIME. THEY LEARNED THIS AFTER THE FACT. IT WAS A TEMPORARY NOTAM TO ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION. NO FOLLOW UP OF ANY NATURE HAS OCCURRED.

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.