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A C172 made a landing and takeoff on a airport that was listed as closed in the notice to airman but no markings were visible on the runways.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432363 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 61c.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi landing : roll |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 432363 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Airport | markings : 61c.airport |
Narrative:
My student and I were performing a mock chkride near the fort atkinson, wi, airport (61C). We entered the traffic pattern, and noticed personnel and equipment on the side of runway. We both thought the people were mowing the grass near the runway. We turned final, and the personnel and equipment were still off the runway in the grass area. We landed, waited for another airplane to land, and then back-taxied for departure. When an airplane is on the approach end of the runway at 61C because of the curvature of the runway, you cannot see the departure end. We announced our takeoff, and began the roll. Just after liftoff, we noticed the personnel and equipment on the runway. We continued our flight to madison, and while en route I called green bay FSS who stated that there was a NOTAM for the closure of the airport. There were no yellow X's on the runway or any other symbol depicting the closure of the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 MADE A LNDG AND TKOF ON A ARPT THAT WAS LISTED AS CLOSED IN THE NOTICE TO AIRMAN BUT NO MARKINGS WERE VISIBLE ON THE RWYS.
Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE PERFORMING A MOCK CHKRIDE NEAR THE FORT ATKINSON, WI, ARPT (61C). WE ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN, AND NOTICED PERSONNEL AND EQUIP ON THE SIDE OF RWY. WE BOTH THOUGHT THE PEOPLE WERE MOWING THE GRASS NEAR THE RWY. WE TURNED FINAL, AND THE PERSONNEL AND EQUIP WERE STILL OFF THE RWY IN THE GRASS AREA. WE LANDED, WAITED FOR ANOTHER AIRPLANE TO LAND, AND THEN BACK-TAXIED FOR DEP. WHEN AN AIRPLANE IS ON THE APCH END OF THE RWY AT 61C BECAUSE OF THE CURVATURE OF THE RWY, YOU CANNOT SEE THE DEP END. WE ANNOUNCED OUR TKOF, AND BEGAN THE ROLL. JUST AFTER LIFTOFF, WE NOTICED THE PERSONNEL AND EQUIP ON THE RWY. WE CONTINUED OUR FLT TO MADISON, AND WHILE ENRTE I CALLED GREEN BAY FSS WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOTAM FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE ARPT. THERE WERE NO YELLOW X'S ON THE RWY OR ANY OTHER SYMBOL DEPICTING THE CLOSURE OF 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.