A C172 CFI pilot receives a call from a person on unicom frequency that the airport is closed. Unable to verify person or situation, reporter lands anyway at K47N, nj.

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Attributes
ACN	511667
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 47n.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1380 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	511667
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : uni 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Was informed on unicom that airport was closed due to fire fighting equipment on the field (not the runway). Did not recognize voice on unicom (I am flight instructor on field). When I asked for clarification and identify of person, I got no response. Runway was clear, not X'ed, so I landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 CFI PLT RECEIVES A CALL FROM A PERSON ON UNICOM FREQ THAT THE ARPT IS CLOSED. UNABLE TO VERIFY PERSON OR SIT, RPTR LANDS ANYWAY AT K47N, NJ.

Narrative: WAS INFORMED ON UNICOM THAT ARPT WAS CLOSED DUE TO FIRE FIGHTING EQUIP ON THE FIELD (NOT THE RWY). DID NOT RECOGNIZE VOICE ON UNICOM (I AM FLT INSTRUCTOR ON FIELD). WHEN I ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION AND IDENT OF PERSON, I GOT NO RESPONSE. RWY WAS CLR, NOT X'ED, SO I LANDED.

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.