A mooney pilot landed on a closed runway at sfq.

Attributes
ACN	451431
Time
Date	199910
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfq.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 J (201)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	451431
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Sfq, my home airport, has 3 runways. For 10-12 weeks, the ATIS has reported 1) NDB decommissioned, 2) runway 15/33 closed, 3) runway 4/22 localizer out. On the date of the occurrence, runway 7/25 was added as also closed. I failed to note this and landed on runway 25, which the wind favored. I had become so accustomed to the same 3 ATIS messages that I only noted wind data. It was a lesson in inattentiveness. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the pilot reports that the ATIS contained lengthy airport equipment OTS and runway closures for an upcoming event. This had been this way for several days and resulted in the pilot listening only for the winds and altimeter setting. The closure of the runway failed to catch his attention. The closure was for operations near the runway and not because the surface was unusable. Runway closed marking only caught the pilot's attention after he was committed to the landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MOONEY PLT LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY AT SFQ.

Narrative: SFQ, MY HOME ARPT, HAS 3 RWYS. FOR 10-12 WKS, THE ATIS HAS RPTED 1) NDB DECOMMISSIONED, 2) RWY 15/33 CLOSED, 3) RWY 4/22 LOC OUT. ON THE DATE OF THE OCCURRENCE, RWY 7/25 WAS ADDED AS ALSO CLOSED. I FAILED TO NOTE THIS AND LANDED ON RWY 25, WHICH THE WIND FAVORED. I HAD BECOME SO ACCUSTOMED TO THE SAME 3 ATIS MESSAGES THAT I ONLY NOTED WIND DATA. IT WAS A LESSON IN INATTENTIVENESS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE PLT RPTS THAT THE ATIS CONTAINED LENGTHY ARPT EQUIP OTS AND RWY CLOSURES FOR AN UPCOMING EVENT. THIS HAD BEEN THIS WAY FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND RESULTED IN THE PLT LISTENING ONLY FOR THE WINDS AND ALTIMETER SETTING. THE CLOSURE OF THE RWY FAILED TO CATCH HIS ATTN. THE CLOSURE WAS FOR OPS NEAR THE RWY AND NOT BECAUSE THE SURFACE WAS UNUSABLE. RWY CLOSED MARKING ONLY CAUGHT THE PLT'S ATTN AFTER HE WAS COMMITTED TO THE LNDG.

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.