C170 aircraft landed on closed runway contrary to tower instructions. Tower intervened and told repo...

Attributes
ACN	357390
Time
Date	199701
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : boi
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 170
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	357390
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took off on jan/yy/97 at XX30 pm to perform touch-and- goes. The control tower and ATIS informed me that runway 28L was closed. They then cleared me for a touch-and-go on runway 28R and asked me for a short approach. As I turned to my base leg the wing blocked my view of runway 28R. The runways are off-set from each other (please see attached copy of airport diagram), thus the only runway in my view at this point was runway 28L (but I believed it to be runway 28R at this time). I proceeded to complete my touchdown and as I was on the rollout, I noticed orange cones lined up parallel to the runway approximately 1000-1500 ft in front of me and someone walking from the right side of the runway toward the center. Just then the tower told me to make a full-stop landing as I had landed on a closed runway. I stated, 'but I thought runway 28L was closed.' they confirmed that I had landed on runway 28L (the closed runway) and I immediately exited the runway, per their instructions. My assessment of this incident includes a number of variables -- all contributing to its unfortunate occurrence and the good fortune that no one was hurt. My own situational awareness was not as sharp as it should have been. No excuses, but the gray, overcast conditions with snow on the ground, lent itself to a lack of visual distinction between a closed versus an open runway. In hindsight, with the wind coming from the northwest, it pushed me through final more strongly than I realized. Especially in these WX conditions, orange cones or some other marker(south) should be placed perpendicular across the approach end of the closed runway. Cones placed parallel to the runway far away from the touchdown zone were not helpful in this instance. Workers on the runway should wear bright orange clothing or jackets in order to be seen in any WX conditions, let alone conditions as on this particular day. I make these comments to hopefully improve upon this situation and avert mishaps in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C170 ACFT LANDED ON CLOSED RWY CONTRARY TO TWR INSTRUCTIONS. TWR INTERVENED AND TOLD RPTR TO MAKE FULL STOP SINCE THERE WERE WORKERS ON THE RWY.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF ON JAN/YY/97 AT XX30 PM TO PERFORM TOUCH-AND- GOES. THE CTL TWR AND ATIS INFORMED ME THAT RWY 28L WAS CLOSED. THEY THEN CLRED ME FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO ON RWY 28R AND ASKED ME FOR A SHORT APCH. AS I TURNED TO MY BASE LEG THE WING BLOCKED MY VIEW OF RWY 28R. THE RWYS ARE OFF-SET FROM EACH OTHER (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED COPY OF ARPT DIAGRAM), THUS THE ONLY RWY IN MY VIEW AT THIS POINT WAS RWY 28L (BUT I BELIEVED IT TO BE RWY 28R AT THIS TIME). I PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE MY TOUCHDOWN AND AS I WAS ON THE ROLLOUT, I NOTICED ORANGE CONES LINED UP PARALLEL TO THE RWY APPROX 1000-1500 FT IN FRONT OF ME AND SOMEONE WALKING FROM THE R SIDE OF THE RWY TOWARD THE CTR. JUST THEN THE TWR TOLD ME TO MAKE A FULL-STOP LNDG AS I HAD LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY. I STATED, 'BUT I THOUGHT RWY 28L WAS CLOSED.' THEY CONFIRMED THAT I HAD LANDED ON RWY 28L (THE CLOSED RWY) AND I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE RWY, PER THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. MY ASSESSMENT OF THIS INCIDENT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF VARIABLES -- ALL CONTRIBUTING TO ITS UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE AND THE GOOD FORTUNE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. MY OWN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WAS NOT AS SHARP AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. NO EXCUSES, BUT THE GRAY, OVCST CONDITIONS WITH SNOW ON THE GND, LENT ITSELF TO A LACK OF VISUAL DISTINCTION BTWN A CLOSED VERSUS AN OPEN RWY. IN HINDSIGHT, WITH THE WIND COMING FROM THE NW, IT PUSHED ME THROUGH FINAL MORE STRONGLY THAN I REALIZED. ESPECIALLY IN THESE WX CONDITIONS, ORANGE CONES OR SOME OTHER MARKER(S) SHOULD BE PLACED PERPENDICULAR ACROSS THE APCH END OF THE CLOSED RWY. CONES PLACED PARALLEL TO THE RWY FAR AWAY FROM THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE WERE NOT HELPFUL IN THIS INSTANCE. WORKERS ON THE RWY SHOULD WEAR BRIGHT ORANGE CLOTHING OR JACKETS IN ORDER TO BE SEEN IN ANY WX CONDITIONS, LET ALONE CONDITIONS AS ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY. I MAKE THESE COMMENTS TO HOPEFULLY IMPROVE UPON THIS SIT AND AVERT MISHAPS IN THE FUTURE.

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.

C170 aircraft landed on closed runway contrary to tower instructions. Tower intervened and told reporter to make full stop since there were workers on the runway.