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An medium large transport lands at 03XS, tx, only to find out that the field is closed. No NOTAM had been sent or received.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383832 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 03xs |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 383832 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
A planned trip was made to 03XS on oct/xx/97. This trip was made with normal preflight planning to include filing flight plans, checking WX and NOTAMS. The only NOTAM in effect for 03XS was the rotating beacon was OTS indefinitely. This preflight planning was made using a computer based planning service as well as a phone call to montgomery county FSS to check WX and radar for the 03XS area. For landing, the captain briefed that a visual approach would be made to runway 31 by entering a wide right base to a normal descent to landing. While on the right base, the runway was noted as wet. The sun was setting below a high overcast and causing a glare off the runway blocking the runway markings. On final, the runway was noted as clear (no animals or other hazards). The approach was continued to the landing flare where a yellow 'X' was noted on the approach edge of the runway. Since the power levers were already in idle, the captain elected to land. We were met at the airport operations building by the airport manager. He informed us that the airport had been scheduled closed from oct/yk/97 through oct/ys/97. We informed the manager that there was no NOTAM for the airport closure. He then explained that the construction had not started and all airport equipment was available at which time he turned on all airport lights. He also informed us that other aircraft had operated into this airport earlier in the day. He also stated that he was going to contact the necessary parties on oct/xy/97, to officially close the airport and confirm a NOTAM was published for the closure. Had we crossed over the top of the airport, the runway markings would have been visible and an alternate plan could have been made. It has been our experience that such a crossing tends to stir up wildlife in the area and thus causes undue exposure to 'foreign object damage.' as of FF00Z, oct/ys/97, there was still no NOTAM in effect for 03XS through our computer based planner. A NOTAM is published through the FSS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MLG LANDS AT 03XS, TX, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE FIELD IS CLOSED. NO NOTAM HAD BEEN SENT OR RECEIVED.
Narrative: A PLANNED TRIP WAS MADE TO 03XS ON OCT/XX/97. THIS TRIP WAS MADE WITH NORMAL PREFLT PLANNING TO INCLUDE FILING FLT PLANS, CHKING WX AND NOTAMS. THE ONLY NOTAM IN EFFECT FOR 03XS WAS THE ROTATING BEACON WAS OTS INDEFINITELY. THIS PREFLT PLANNING WAS MADE USING A COMPUTER BASED PLANNING SVC AS WELL AS A PHONE CALL TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY FSS TO CHK WX AND RADAR FOR THE 03XS AREA. FOR LNDG, THE CAPT BRIEFED THAT A VISUAL APCH WOULD BE MADE TO RWY 31 BY ENTERING A WIDE R BASE TO A NORMAL DSCNT TO LNDG. WHILE ON THE R BASE, THE RWY WAS NOTED AS WET. THE SUN WAS SETTING BELOW A HIGH OVCST AND CAUSING A GLARE OFF THE RWY BLOCKING THE RWY MARKINGS. ON FINAL, THE RWY WAS NOTED AS CLR (NO ANIMALS OR OTHER HAZARDS). THE APCH WAS CONTINUED TO THE LNDG FLARE WHERE A YELLOW 'X' WAS NOTED ON THE APCH EDGE OF THE RWY. SINCE THE PWR LEVERS WERE ALREADY IN IDLE, THE CAPT ELECTED TO LAND. WE WERE MET AT THE ARPT OPS BUILDING BY THE ARPT MGR. HE INFORMED US THAT THE ARPT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED CLOSED FROM OCT/YK/97 THROUGH OCT/YS/97. WE INFORMED THE MGR THAT THERE WAS NO NOTAM FOR THE ARPT CLOSURE. HE THEN EXPLAINED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION HAD NOT STARTED AND ALL ARPT EQUIP WAS AVAILABLE AT WHICH TIME HE TURNED ON ALL ARPT LIGHTS. HE ALSO INFORMED US THAT OTHER ACFT HAD OPERATED INTO THIS ARPT EARLIER IN THE DAY. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO CONTACT THE NECESSARY PARTIES ON OCT/XY/97, TO OFFICIALLY CLOSE THE ARPT AND CONFIRM A NOTAM WAS PUBLISHED FOR THE CLOSURE. HAD WE CROSSED OVER THE TOP OF THE ARPT, THE RWY MARKINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN VISIBLE AND AN ALTERNATE PLAN COULD HAVE BEEN MADE. IT HAS BEEN OUR EXPERIENCE THAT SUCH A XING TENDS TO STIR UP WILDLIFE IN THE AREA AND THUS CAUSES UNDUE EXPOSURE TO 'FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE.' AS OF FF00Z, OCT/YS/97, THERE WAS STILL NO NOTAM IN EFFECT FOR 03XS THROUGH OUR COMPUTER BASED PLANNER. A NOTAM IS PUBLISHED THROUGH THE FSS.
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.