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Helicopter pilot lands at closed airport. NOTAM issued through another airport identifier. Unicom operator gives permission for quick passenger drop off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hwv |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hpn |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jet/Long Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 377620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
VFR charter flight to hwv with 2 passenger. I made 3 position reports on CTAF 122.8 inbound to airport. No reply from unicom or other aircraft. Frequency was quiet. Just prior to touchdown, someone on 122.8 informed me airport was closed. Asked permission to land and disembark 1 passenger quickly and depart (from marked heliport). Was told to do so and depart quickly. Problem: did not check NOTAMS prior to flight, but must admit NOTAMS are hard to check. Found this information under isp identifier. I don't know if I would have checked for it under that identifier anyway. I wish there was a better way of disseminating information such as this to pilots but I have no suggestions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HELI PLT LANDS AT CLOSED ARPT. NOTAM ISSUED THROUGH ANOTHER ARPT IDENTIFIER. UNICOM OPERATOR GIVES PERMISSION FOR QUICK PAX DROP OFF.
Narrative: VFR CHARTER FLT TO HWV WITH 2 PAX. I MADE 3 POS RPTS ON CTAF 122.8 INBOUND TO ARPT. NO REPLY FROM UNICOM OR OTHER ACFT. FREQ WAS QUIET. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, SOMEONE ON 122.8 INFORMED ME ARPT WAS CLOSED. ASKED PERMISSION TO LAND AND DISEMBARK 1 PAX QUICKLY AND DEPART (FROM MARKED HELIPORT). WAS TOLD TO DO SO AND DEPART QUICKLY. PROB: DID NOT CHK NOTAMS PRIOR TO FLT, BUT MUST ADMIT NOTAMS ARE HARD TO CHK. FOUND THIS INFO UNDER ISP IDENTIFIER. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE CHKED FOR IT UNDER THAT IDENTIFIER ANYWAY. I WISH THERE WAS A BETTER WAY OF DISSEMINATING INFO SUCH AS THIS TO PLTS BUT I HAVE NO SUGGESTIONS.
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.