Private pilot of small aircraft landed on a closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	434650
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : slc.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 409 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	434650
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After receiving ATIS for slc, I contacted approach and told them where I was. They gave me a squawk and told me to contact tower. I told them that I was unfamiliar with the area and was in severe turbulence. He told me to contact tower. I contacted tower told them that I was unfamiliar with airport. He told me to follow the freeway, then asked me if I saw the airport to the west. I told him that I did. He told me to land on the right runway. He had given me the runway number that I could not see. After telling him that I was turning for runway, I heard nothing until I landed, at which time he gave me a phone number and told me to call. So I called and gave him my n-number and name. He told me that I had landed on a closed runway and that he was going to fill out a report and asked me if I could read a compass. I told him I was in turbulence and he certainly saw me line up with that runway. Why did he not tell me at that time?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF SMA LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING ATIS FOR SLC, I CONTACTED APCH AND TOLD THEM WHERE I WAS. THEY GAVE ME A SQUAWK AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT TWR. I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND WAS IN SEVERE TURB. HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT TWR. I CONTACTED TWR TOLD THEM THAT I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH ARPT. HE TOLD ME TO FOLLOW THE FREEWAY, THEN ASKED ME IF I SAW THE ARPT TO THE W. I TOLD HIM THAT I DID. HE TOLD ME TO LAND ON THE R RWY. HE HAD GIVEN ME THE RWY NUMBER THAT I COULD NOT SEE. AFTER TELLING HIM THAT I WAS TURNING FOR RWY, I HEARD NOTHING UNTIL I LANDED, AT WHICH TIME HE GAVE ME A PHONE NUMBER AND TOLD ME TO CALL. SO I CALLED AND GAVE HIM MY N-NUMBER AND NAME. HE TOLD ME THAT I HAD LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO FILL OUT A RPT AND ASKED ME IF I COULD READ A COMPASS. I TOLD HIM I WAS IN TURB AND HE CERTAINLY SAW ME LINE UP WITH THAT RWY. WHY DID HE NOT TELL ME AT THAT TIME?

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.