An small transport charter aircraft lands on a closed runway at bmi, il. It was dusk and the pilot m...

Attributes
ACN	396534
Time
Date	199803
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bmi
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 6450
ASRS Report	396534
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

I left spi at approximately XX30 pm on mar/wed/98, on an IFR flight plan to bmi. I informed the controller at bmi that I had bmi in sight at about 20 mi out and was cleared for a visual approach to runway 2. When the runway was in sight I informed the controller and I was cleared to land. I noticed that the runway lights were not on, but since it was dusk I did not mention this fact to the controller. As I flared to land I noticed the runway number was pointed out. After landing and shutdown, I informed the line crew that there were snowdrifts on the runway. The line crew called the tower and that was my first indication that I had landed on the wrong runway, runway 3. When I was given instructions to land on runway 2, I was on runway 3's approach and did not see runway 2's approach lights at the angle I was flying. When I filed my flight plan, I did not receive a NOTAM regarding runway 3's closure. The tower informed me later that runway 3 had been closed since november 1997. The approach plates show runway 3 on the chart, and does not indicate it is closed. According to the airport facility directory, dated current, runway 3/21 is available for day VFR only.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT CHARTER ACFT LANDS ON A CLOSED RWY AT BMI, IL. IT WAS DUSK AND THE PLT MADE A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 3, A SHORT, UNLIT RWY THINKING IT WAS RWY 2, A LONGER, LIT, RWY.

Narrative: I LEFT SPI AT APPROX XX30 PM ON MAR/WED/98, ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO BMI. I INFORMED THE CTLR AT BMI THAT I HAD BMI IN SIGHT AT ABOUT 20 MI OUT AND WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 2. WHEN THE RWY WAS IN SIGHT I INFORMED THE CTLR AND I WAS CLRED TO LAND. I NOTICED THAT THE RWY LIGHTS WERE NOT ON, BUT SINCE IT WAS DUSK I DID NOT MENTION THIS FACT TO THE CTLR. AS I FLARED TO LAND I NOTICED THE RWY NUMBER WAS POINTED OUT. AFTER LNDG AND SHUTDOWN, I INFORMED THE LINE CREW THAT THERE WERE SNOWDRIFTS ON THE RWY. THE LINE CREW CALLED THE TWR AND THAT WAS MY FIRST INDICATION THAT I HAD LANDED ON THE WRONG RWY, RWY 3. WHEN I WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO LAND ON RWY 2, I WAS ON RWY 3'S APCH AND DID NOT SEE RWY 2'S APCH LIGHTS AT THE ANGLE I WAS FLYING. WHEN I FILED MY FLT PLAN, I DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTAM REGARDING RWY 3'S CLOSURE. THE TWR INFORMED ME LATER THAT RWY 3 HAD BEEN CLOSED SINCE NOVEMBER 1997. THE APCH PLATES SHOW RWY 3 ON THE CHART, AND DOES NOT INDICATE IT IS CLOSED. ACCORDING TO THE ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY, DATED CURRENT, RWY 3/21 IS AVAILABLE FOR DAY VFR ONLY.

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.

An small transport charter aircraft lands on a closed runway at bmi, il. It was dusk and the pilot made a visual approach to runway 3, a short, unlit runway thinking it was runway 2, a longer, lit, runway.