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Private pilot of a piper PA28-140 landed on a closed runway and did not know it was closed until advised by the airport manager since there appeared to be no X's on the runway at either end.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401411 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 50f |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 390 flight time type : 390 |
| ASRS Report | 401411 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 190 flight time type : 190 |
| ASRS Report | 401301 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Myself and another private pilot, on a local VFR practice flight, departed F54 without a planned local destination. After about 10 mins into the flight, we decided to land at 50F airport. We tuned CTAF frequency for 50F and consulted airport facility directory for all available information. After overflying 50F and announcing position and intentions, we set up for visual runway 35 and landed. After taxiing to ramp, an airport attendant advised us that runway 17/35 was closed. Another person who appeared to be the airport owner also advised us that runway 17/35 was closed. However, there were no yellow closure markings placed on runways. We were advised that runway 17/35 was ok for taxiing to the grass strip runway 32 for departure. At that time we returned to arlington base airport F54. In retrospect, we should have had a destination airport preplanned before takeoff and checked all NOTAMS for that airport. Also, if visual yellow closure markings had been placed on runway 17/35, this occurrence could have been prevented.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A PIPER PA28-140 LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY AND DID NOT KNOW IT WAS CLOSED UNTIL ADVISED BY THE ARPT MGR SINCE THERE APPEARED TO BE NO X'S ON THE RWY AT EITHER END.
Narrative: MYSELF AND ANOTHER PVT PLT, ON A LCL VFR PRACTICE FLT, DEPARTED F54 WITHOUT A PLANNED LCL DEST. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS INTO THE FLT, WE DECIDED TO LAND AT 50F ARPT. WE TUNED CTAF FREQ FOR 50F AND CONSULTED ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY FOR ALL AVAILABLE INFO. AFTER OVERFLYING 50F AND ANNOUNCING POS AND INTENTIONS, WE SET UP FOR VISUAL RWY 35 AND LANDED. AFTER TAXIING TO RAMP, AN ARPT ATTENDANT ADVISED US THAT RWY 17/35 WAS CLOSED. ANOTHER PERSON WHO APPEARED TO BE THE ARPT OWNER ALSO ADVISED US THAT RWY 17/35 WAS CLOSED. HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO YELLOW CLOSURE MARKINGS PLACED ON RWYS. WE WERE ADVISED THAT RWY 17/35 WAS OK FOR TAXIING TO THE GRASS STRIP RWY 32 FOR DEP. AT THAT TIME WE RETURNED TO ARLINGTON BASE ARPT F54. IN RETROSPECT, WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A DEST ARPT PREPLANNED BEFORE TKOF AND CHKED ALL NOTAMS FOR THAT ARPT. ALSO, IF VISUAL YELLOW CLOSURE MARKINGS HAD BEEN PLACED ON RWY 17/35, THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.
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.