Small transport makes an inadvertent landing on a closed runway and then intentionally takes off.

Attributes
ACN	350000
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : c65
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 3120 flight time type : 1450
ASRS Report	350000
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing and rolling out to the end of the runway at plymouth airport, I realized I had landed on a closed runway. I determined this by observing the 'X' on the runway end in front of me. It was a windy day and the wind had distorted the (plastic?) X's, so that they were unreadable to me from the air. The runway was newly painted and/or recoated. On my approach to landing, the 'X' appeared to be part of the displaced threshold markings. Because I had been familiar with this local airport, I did not check the NOTAMS, but I will certainly do so in the future. The landing and subsequent takeoff were uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT MAKES AN INADVERTENT LNDG ON A CLOSED RWY AND THEN INTENTIONALLY TAKES OFF.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AND ROLLING OUT TO THE END OF THE RWY AT PLYMOUTH ARPT, I REALIZED I HAD LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY. I DETERMINED THIS BY OBSERVING THE 'X' ON THE RWY END IN FRONT OF ME. IT WAS A WINDY DAY AND THE WIND HAD DISTORTED THE (PLASTIC?) X'S, SO THAT THEY WERE UNREADABLE TO ME FROM THE AIR. THE RWY WAS NEWLY PAINTED AND/OR RECOATED. ON MY APCH TO LNDG, THE 'X' APPEARED TO BE PART OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKINGS. BECAUSE I HAD BEEN FAMILIAR WITH THIS LCL ARPT, I DID NOT CHK THE NOTAMS, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY DO SO IN THE FUTURE. THE LNDG AND SUBSEQUENT TKOF WERE UNEVENTFUL.

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.