Narrative:

The events that led to my landing on a temporary closed runway are as follows: the incident occurred during my second flight of the day to gst from jnu. The following describes my misinterp of a NOTAM. Approximately 3 weeks prior to the incident xx airlines started flying into gst for the summer, thereby producing a NOTAM stating that 30 mins before the air carrier arrives to 30 mins after departure runways 1 and 19 are closed. During an earlier FSS briefing for a flight to gst I directly queried them about the NOTAM and the response was that they knew of it, but seemed unsure with its exact content. The definitions of the NOTAM that a few of my company pilots supplied me with was as follows: '30 mins prior to landing till parked and from parked to 30 mins after takeoff, runways 1 and 19 are closed. This seemed like a plausible definition because the jet is parked (as it was when I landed) a long way from the runway and at no time did the jet come close to producing a hazard to my craft or vice versa. On approach the AWOS reported 'wind 180 degrees at 8 KTS' and no mention of the daily NOTAM. So I assumed runway 19 would be the safest. Factors contributing to the incident: being new to the area and new to the company (1 week since finishing IOE). This being my first part 135 job. Taking the word of company pilots, rather going back to FSS. While runway 19 is marked with an 'X' it also marked with a '19' and thus also contributed to my misinterp of the closure. Lack of NOTAM on AWOS. 'Runways 19 and 1 closed from 30 mins before (or local time would be better) airline arrival to 30 mins after departure.' I believe I've learned a valuable lesson in: being alert for possible gaps in the information I receive. Going directly to FSS (the horse's mouth) for as much information as possible. My personal favorite. Taking more time when the learning curve is steep, ie, getting a grip on a new job and new surroundings.

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Title: PA28 CARGO PLT LANDS ON CLOSED RWY WHICH IS NOTAMED CLOSED AND RPTR STATES AN 'X' ON THE RWY.

Narrative: THE EVENTS THAT LED TO MY LNDG ON A TEMPORARY CLOSED RWY ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING MY SECOND FLT OF THE DAY TO GST FROM JNU. THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES MY MISINTERP OF A NOTAM. APPROX 3 WKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT XX AIRLINES STARTED FLYING INTO GST FOR THE SUMMER, THEREBY PRODUCING A NOTAM STATING THAT 30 MINS BEFORE THE ACR ARRIVES TO 30 MINS AFTER DEP RWYS 1 AND 19 ARE CLOSED. DURING AN EARLIER FSS BRIEFING FOR A FLT TO GST I DIRECTLY QUERIED THEM ABOUT THE NOTAM AND THE RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY KNEW OF IT, BUT SEEMED UNSURE WITH ITS EXACT CONTENT. THE DEFINITIONS OF THE NOTAM THAT A FEW OF MY COMPANY PLTS SUPPLIED ME WITH WAS AS FOLLOWS: '30 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG TILL PARKED AND FROM PARKED TO 30 MINS AFTER TKOF, RWYS 1 AND 19 ARE CLOSED. THIS SEEMED LIKE A PLAUSIBLE DEFINITION BECAUSE THE JET IS PARKED (AS IT WAS WHEN I LANDED) A LONG WAY FROM THE RWY AND AT NO TIME DID THE JET COME CLOSE TO PRODUCING A HAZARD TO MY CRAFT OR VICE VERSA. ON APCH THE AWOS RPTED 'WIND 180 DEGS AT 8 KTS' AND NO MENTION OF THE DAILY NOTAM. SO I ASSUMED RWY 19 WOULD BE THE SAFEST. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT: BEING NEW TO THE AREA AND NEW TO THE COMPANY (1 WK SINCE FINISHING IOE). THIS BEING MY FIRST PART 135 JOB. TAKING THE WORD OF COMPANY PLTS, RATHER GOING BACK TO FSS. WHILE RWY 19 IS MARKED WITH AN 'X' IT ALSO MARKED WITH A '19' AND THUS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO MY MISINTERP OF THE CLOSURE. LACK OF NOTAM ON AWOS. 'RWYS 19 AND 1 CLOSED FROM 30 MINS BEFORE (OR LCL TIME WOULD BE BETTER) AIRLINE ARR TO 30 MINS AFTER DEP.' I BELIEVE I'VE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON IN: BEING ALERT FOR POSSIBLE GAPS IN THE INFO I RECEIVE. GOING DIRECTLY TO FSS (THE HORSE'S MOUTH) FOR AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE. MY PERSONAL FAVORITE. TAKING MORE TIME WHEN THE LEARNING CURVE IS STEEP, IE, GETTING A GRIP ON A NEW JOB AND NEW SURROUNDINGS.

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.