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Private pilot of a piper PA28-180 landed on closed airport. Reporter had lost radio communications and landed on a non controled airport out of class B airspace. He did notice an 'X' on one runway, so landed on the other. However, it also had an 'X,' but he did not see them until it was pointed out by airport manager.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 426380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : x46 |
| State Reference | FL |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 426380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | oversight : airport manager |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Lost radio, could not land or enter mia airspace, circled west. Decided to land at non controled opf west. Noticed 'X' on runway 9/27. Did not see 'X' on runway 18/36. Landed, greeted by airport authority/authorized. Told them I had radio problems and would leave when I figured it out. Could not find problem. It was intermittent. 15 mins later, took off, flew back to mlb. Radio worked for landing at mlb. Found wire broken in quick disconnect. Corrective action: don't know. I feel it was safer to stay outside TCA and land rather than land NORDO in TCA. Did not know airfield was closed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A PIPER PA28-180 LANDED ON CLOSED ARPT. RPTR HAD LOST RADIO COMS AND LANDED ON A NON CTLED ARPT OUT OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. HE DID NOTICE AN 'X' ON ONE RWY, SO LANDED ON THE OTHER. HOWEVER, IT ALSO HAD AN 'X,' BUT HE DID NOT SEE THEM UNTIL IT WAS POINTED OUT BY ARPT MGR.
Narrative: LOST RADIO, COULD NOT LAND OR ENTER MIA AIRSPACE, CIRCLED W. DECIDED TO LAND AT NON CTLED OPF W. NOTICED 'X' ON RWY 9/27. DID NOT SEE 'X' ON RWY 18/36. LANDED, GREETED BY ARPT AUTH. TOLD THEM I HAD RADIO PROBS AND WOULD LEAVE WHEN I FIGURED IT OUT. COULD NOT FIND PROB. IT WAS INTERMITTENT. 15 MINS LATER, TOOK OFF, FLEW BACK TO MLB. RADIO WORKED FOR LNDG AT MLB. FOUND WIRE BROKEN IN QUICK DISCONNECT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DON'T KNOW. I FEEL IT WAS SAFER TO STAY OUTSIDE TCA AND LAND RATHER THAN LAND NORDO IN TCA. DID NOT KNOW AIRFIELD WAS CLOSED.
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.