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Seeing people on mhr's runway 22L and a pile of junk over the runway 22R numbers, the captain executed a missed approach. He returned to land on runway 22R, which was closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451966 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mhr.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 451966 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : fod ground encounters : person non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | staffing : sac.fss |
| Airport | procedure or policy : mhr.airport |
Narrative:
The airport in mhr has been swapping runways 22L and 22R for 7 days. Now, today, there is no NOTAM on either runways 22L or 22R. Runway 22L is the primary runway. Sac approach control did not know what runway was in use. We told the controller we had mhr in sight. We were cleared for a visual approach and swapped over to CTAF. There was no one on the frequency, so we went over to unicom frequency and talked to them. They said that runway 22R is in use. We reported 10 mi, base-to-final, for runway 22R mhr on CTAF. Still no one on the frequency. At 1/2 mi final, I saw a pile of junk over runway 22R numbers, so I executed a missed approach. On downwind, I talked to unicom again to see if they are still using runway 22R to land today, as mhr was using yesterday. The unicom was then going to call the city for information. In the mean time, we are on a downwind leg and I was looking at runway 22L. There were people and equipment on runway 22L. I told the first officer that I guess they are using runway 22R after all and they forgot to NOTAM runway 22L being closed. The unicom never got back to us, so we landed on runway 22R. It turned out that runway 22R was indeed closed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SEEING PEOPLE ON MHR'S RWY 22L AND A PILE OF JUNK OVER THE RWY 22R NUMBERS, THE CAPT EXECUTED A MISSED APCH. HE RETURNED TO LAND ON RWY 22R, WHICH WAS CLOSED.
Narrative: THE ARPT IN MHR HAS BEEN SWAPPING RWYS 22L AND 22R FOR 7 DAYS. NOW, TODAY, THERE IS NO NOTAM ON EITHER RWYS 22L OR 22R. RWY 22L IS THE PRIMARY RWY. SAC APCH CTL DID NOT KNOW WHAT RWY WAS IN USE. WE TOLD THE CTLR WE HAD MHR IN SIGHT. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH AND SWAPPED OVER TO CTAF. THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE FREQ, SO WE WENT OVER TO UNICOM FREQ AND TALKED TO THEM. THEY SAID THAT RWY 22R IS IN USE. WE RPTED 10 MI, BASE-TO-FINAL, FOR RWY 22R MHR ON CTAF. STILL NO ONE ON THE FREQ. AT 1/2 MI FINAL, I SAW A PILE OF JUNK OVER RWY 22R NUMBERS, SO I EXECUTED A MISSED APCH. ON DOWNWIND, I TALKED TO UNICOM AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY ARE STILL USING RWY 22R TO LAND TODAY, AS MHR WAS USING YESTERDAY. THE UNICOM WAS THEN GOING TO CALL THE CITY FOR INFO. IN THE MEAN TIME, WE ARE ON A DOWNWIND LEG AND I WAS LOOKING AT RWY 22L. THERE WERE PEOPLE AND EQUIP ON RWY 22L. I TOLD THE FO THAT I GUESS THEY ARE USING RWY 22R AFTER ALL AND THEY FORGOT TO NOTAM RWY 22L BEING CLOSED. THE UNICOM NEVER GOT BACK TO US, SO WE LANDED ON RWY 22R. IT TURNED OUT THAT RWY 22R WAS INDEED 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.