A C172 flight instructor and student landed on a closed runway at 31A airport, sugar valley, nc.

Attributes
ACN	519544
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	NC
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
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 102 flight time total : 630 flight time type : 82
ASRS Report	519544
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unicom
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Prior to flight, student received NOTAMS for 31A and advised me that the airport was closed some wkends. Approaching the airport, I did not see yellow X's that accompany a closed runway. After departure from the airport, someone on unicom contacted us stating that they were closed and if we had not seen the white X's they had placed on the airport. After circling the airport, I noticed 2 white X's placed in local fields a few yards from the active runway. Crew needed more up-to-date NOTAMS for airport and runway needed to be marked correctly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 FLT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY AT 31A ARPT, SUGAR VALLEY, NC.

Narrative: PRIOR TO FLT, STUDENT RECEIVED NOTAMS FOR 31A AND ADVISED ME THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED SOME WKENDS. APCHING THE ARPT, I DID NOT SEE YELLOW X'S THAT ACCOMPANY A CLOSED RWY. AFTER DEP FROM THE ARPT, SOMEONE ON UNICOM CONTACTED US STATING THAT THEY WERE CLOSED AND IF WE HAD NOT SEEN THE WHITE X'S THEY HAD PLACED ON THE ARPT. AFTER CIRCLING THE ARPT, I NOTICED 2 WHITE X'S PLACED IN LCL FIELDS A FEW YARDS FROM THE ACTIVE RWY. CREW NEEDED MORE UP-TO-DATE NOTAMS FOR ARPT AND RWY NEEDED TO BE MARKED CORRECTLY.

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.