C170 pilot took off when the airport was open, not knowing that it was going to be closed in one half hour, and came back with it closed and elected to land on the adjacent taxiway to the one and only runway of the closed airport.

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Attributes
ACN	520712
Time
Date	200108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aun.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 170
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 3938
ASRS Report	520712
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft departed auburn airport for 15 mi flight to lincoln at XA30 unaware of airport closure at XB00. Upon return at XB45 pilot elected to land on taxiway next to closed runway. Human performance considerations: improper decision by pilot influenced by imminent death in family (pilot's mother). Corrective action: schedule of operations in run-up areas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C170 PLT TOOK OFF WHEN THE ARPT WAS OPEN, NOT KNOWING THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE CLOSED IN ONE HALF HR, AND CAME BACK WITH IT CLOSED AND ELECTED TO LAND ON THE ADJACENT TXWY TO THE ONE AND ONLY RWY OF THE CLOSED ARPT.

Narrative: ACFT DEPARTED AUBURN ARPT FOR 15 MI FLT TO LINCOLN AT XA30 UNAWARE OF ARPT CLOSURE AT XB00. UPON RETURN AT XB45 PLT ELECTED TO LAND ON TXWY NEXT TO CLOSED RWY. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: IMPROPER DECISION BY PLT INFLUENCED BY IMMINENT DEATH IN FAMILY (PLT'S MOTHER). CORRECTIVE ACTION: SCHEDULE OF OPS IN RUN-UP AREAS.

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.