Small transport pilot in alaska lands on closed portion of runway. The 'X' placed to indicate closed...

Attributes
ACN	375070
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ian
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	375070
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
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:

Kiana airport was notamed for partial runway closure for resurfacing. On first day I called FSS for additional information because NOTAM text was confusing. FSS said they had no additional information. Flew to kiana and returned. No evidence of work being done there. On second day of NOTAM (date of this incident) I approached kiana and observed 2 construction vehicles along the runway outside the edge cones. I overflew the runway and observed a line of marking cones down the middle. I attempted to call the airport on the frequency contained in the NOTAM with no answer. I then contacted our agent by radio. She did not know what was happening. The entire runway appeared usable, so I lined up for the r-hand side of the cones. On short final, a construction vehicle turned out onto the runway necessitating a go around. I landed on the right side of the cones on my second approach. A construction worker approached me and told me that I had landed on the closed half of the runway. When taxiing out, I noticed a yellow fabric 'X' in the grass at the approach end. I did not see it on either approach. It was likely obscured by the 6 inch high grass.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT PLT IN ALASKA LANDS ON CLOSED PORTION OF RWY. THE 'X' PLACED TO INDICATE CLOSED IS YELLOW FABRIC IN THE GRASS AT APCH END. THE GRASS IS 6 INCHES HIGH AND FAIRLY OBSCURES THE 'X.'

Narrative: KIANA ARPT WAS NOTAMED FOR PARTIAL RWY CLOSURE FOR RESURFACING. ON FIRST DAY I CALLED FSS FOR ADDITIONAL INFO BECAUSE NOTAM TEXT WAS CONFUSING. FSS SAID THEY HAD NO ADDITIONAL INFO. FLEW TO KIANA AND RETURNED. NO EVIDENCE OF WORK BEING DONE THERE. ON SECOND DAY OF NOTAM (DATE OF THIS INCIDENT) I APCHED KIANA AND OBSERVED 2 CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES ALONG THE RWY OUTSIDE THE EDGE CONES. I OVERFLEW THE RWY AND OBSERVED A LINE OF MARKING CONES DOWN THE MIDDLE. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE ARPT ON THE FREQ CONTAINED IN THE NOTAM WITH NO ANSWER. I THEN CONTACTED OUR AGENT BY RADIO. SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE ENTIRE RWY APPEARED USABLE, SO I LINED UP FOR THE R-HAND SIDE OF THE CONES. ON SHORT FINAL, A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE TURNED OUT ONTO THE RWY NECESSITATING A GAR. I LANDED ON THE R SIDE OF THE CONES ON MY SECOND APCH. A CONSTRUCTION WORKER APCHED ME AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD LANDED ON THE CLOSED HALF OF THE RWY. WHEN TAXIING OUT, I NOTICED A YELLOW FABRIC 'X' IN THE GRASS AT THE APCH END. I DID NOT SEE IT ON EITHER APCH. IT WAS LIKELY OBSCURED BY THE 6 INCH HIGH GRASS.

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.

Small transport pilot in alaska lands on closed portion of runway. The 'X' placed to indicate closed is yellow fabric in the grass at approach end. The grass is 6 inches high and fairly obscures the 'X.'