A small aircraft pilot, while taxiing after landing at dpa, turned onto a closed taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	520559
Time
Date	200108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dpa.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 3300
ASRS Report	520559
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Airport ATC Human Performance ATC Facility Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : dpa.tower

Narrative:

Landed runway 1L, cleared to R6 (control tower and FBO). Turned left from taxiway west onto taxiway W6 and was told by ground taxiway W6 was closed and that notice of closure was broadcast on ATIS. Turned around and proceeded via taxiway west and R8 to ramp. Dialed ATIS prior to landing. ATIS information was current. Could barely make out that visual approachs were in effect and the landing runways in use. The rest of the information was transmitted at a lower voice level and a faster pace. It was completely unreadable. Did not report receiving ATIS information on contact with approach or tower. Since I hadn't received it all, tried 2 more times with the same result. Intersection of west and W6 had a big sign on it pointing to ramp. W6 was clearly visible throughout its length. There were no obstructions and nothing abnormal about the taxiway. The first trip to dupage was in the morning. I dropped 3 passenger off. 5 hours later, I picked them up. The ATIS information now was garbled as before. On landing, I mentioned to ground the information was unreadable and asked status of W6. W6 was now open. Ground said there had been a number of complaints from cpr jets about ATIS reception and that repairs were scheduled for aug/mon/01. There was a blimp anchored well clear of W6 in the morning of aug/sat/01 which was gone in the afternoon. Presumably that was the reason for closure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SMA PLT, WHILE TAXIING AFTER LNDG AT DPA, TURNED ONTO A CLOSED TXWY.

Narrative: LANDED RWY 1L, CLRED TO R6 (CTL TWR AND FBO). TURNED L FROM TXWY W ONTO TXWY W6 AND WAS TOLD BY GND TXWY W6 WAS CLOSED AND THAT NOTICE OF CLOSURE WAS BROADCAST ON ATIS. TURNED AROUND AND PROCEEDED VIA TXWY W AND R8 TO RAMP. DIALED ATIS PRIOR TO LNDG. ATIS INFO WAS CURRENT. COULD BARELY MAKE OUT THAT VISUAL APCHS WERE IN EFFECT AND THE LNDG RWYS IN USE. THE REST OF THE INFO WAS XMITTED AT A LOWER VOICE LEVEL AND A FASTER PACE. IT WAS COMPLETELY UNREADABLE. DID NOT RPT RECEIVING ATIS INFO ON CONTACT WITH APCH OR TWR. SINCE I HADN'T RECEIVED IT ALL, TRIED 2 MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. INTXN OF W AND W6 HAD A BIG SIGN ON IT POINTING TO RAMP. W6 WAS CLRLY VISIBLE THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH. THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS AND NOTHING ABNORMAL ABOUT THE TXWY. THE FIRST TRIP TO DUPAGE WAS IN THE MORNING. I DROPPED 3 PAX OFF. 5 HRS LATER, I PICKED THEM UP. THE ATIS INFO NOW WAS GARBLED AS BEFORE. ON LNDG, I MENTIONED TO GND THE INFO WAS UNREADABLE AND ASKED STATUS OF W6. W6 WAS NOW OPEN. GND SAID THERE HAD BEEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM CPR JETS ABOUT ATIS RECEPTION AND THAT REPAIRS WERE SCHEDULED FOR AUG/MON/01. THERE WAS A BLIMP ANCHORED WELL CLR OF W6 IN THE MORNING OF AUG/SAT/01 WHICH WAS GONE IN THE AFTERNOON. PRESUMABLY THAT WAS THE REASON FOR CLOSURE.

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.