Pilot of a cpr twin turboprop landed unknowingly on a closed runway at an uncontrolled airport.

Attributes
ACN	380990
Time
Date	199709
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wvi
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5453
ASRS Report	380990
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed on closed runway at uncontrolled airport. After landing, someone who apparently worked at the airport asked me if I would use runway 26 when I take off because runway 20 is closed. I called the FSS to check on NOTAMS for wvi. They said it was notamed closed due to work being done on the localizer. I never saw anybody working on the runway. I did not see any 'X' on the runway. My boss called me at home to change our departure time from XB30 to XA30, so I was in a hurry. I was just there yesterday. I didn't talk to the FSS before this day's flight. When I was at that airport the day before, I saw no signs or anything to indicate a problem using runway 20. We were using runway 26 the day before because the wind clearly favored it. I made several calls on the radio announcing my position and intentions to land on runway 20. For the 5 mins I was on the radio, not another soul was to be heard, nor did anyone advise me of the runway closure. Suggestion: if a serious situation requires runway closure at an uncontrolled field, post somebody to monitor the CTAF and advise pilots. If not serious, don't close the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A CPR TWIN TURBOPROP LANDED UNKNOWINGLY ON A CLOSED RWY AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: LANDED ON CLOSED RWY AT UNCTLED ARPT. AFTER LNDG, SOMEONE WHO APPARENTLY WORKED AT THE ARPT ASKED ME IF I WOULD USE RWY 26 WHEN I TAKE OFF BECAUSE RWY 20 IS CLOSED. I CALLED THE FSS TO CHK ON NOTAMS FOR WVI. THEY SAID IT WAS NOTAMED CLOSED DUE TO WORK BEING DONE ON THE LOC. I NEVER SAW ANYBODY WORKING ON THE RWY. I DID NOT SEE ANY 'X' ON THE RWY. MY BOSS CALLED ME AT HOME TO CHANGE OUR DEP TIME FROM XB30 TO XA30, SO I WAS IN A HURRY. I WAS JUST THERE YESTERDAY. I DIDN'T TALK TO THE FSS BEFORE THIS DAY'S FLT. WHEN I WAS AT THAT ARPT THE DAY BEFORE, I SAW NO SIGNS OR ANYTHING TO INDICATE A PROB USING RWY 20. WE WERE USING RWY 26 THE DAY BEFORE BECAUSE THE WIND CLRLY FAVORED IT. I MADE SEVERAL CALLS ON THE RADIO ANNOUNCING MY POS AND INTENTIONS TO LAND ON RWY 20. FOR THE 5 MINS I WAS ON THE RADIO, NOT ANOTHER SOUL WAS TO BE HEARD, NOR DID ANYONE ADVISE ME OF THE RWY CLOSURE. SUGGESTION: IF A SERIOUS SIT REQUIRES RWY CLOSURE AT AN UNCTLED FIELD, POST SOMEBODY TO MONITOR THE CTAF AND ADVISE PLTS. IF NOT SERIOUS, DON'T CLOSE THE RWY.

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.