Narrative:

On dec/sat/01 at approximately XA15, I landed on runway 6 at evb. Upon crossing the threshold, I realized the runway was closed but decided that the safest action was to land the aircraft on the deserted runway. As I approached evb from the west, the sun was still very low out of the east and greatly reduced my visibility and made it unable for me to see the runway closure markings until only ft before touchdown. I could tell there was no traffic or obstructions on the runway, but could not see the markings. While on final, approximately 5 mi, I heard another aircraft state his intentions to land on runway 6 as well. He indicated that he would be arriving from the south. While on short final, approximately 1 mi, I heard the other aircraft announce intentions for landing on runway 24 instead of runway 6. Then while less than 1/2 mi from the threshold, I heard the aircraft announce intentions to land on runway 15. I had no idea of the aircraft's location nor his true intentions at this time. Almost simultaneously with the last transmission from the other aircraft, I noticed the runway closure markings. As previously stated I could see no movement nor activity on runway 6 and decided the safest course of action was to land on runway 6. Not knowing the location of the other aircraft and the fact that the orientation of the sun made looking for traffic nearly impossible, I felt that a go around presented a greater danger than continuing with the landing. I failed to notice the NOTAM for the closure of runway 6 during my preflight planning, otherwise, I never would have entered the pattern for runway 6.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY AT EVB.

Narrative: ON DEC/SAT/01 AT APPROX XA15, I LANDED ON RWY 6 AT EVB. UPON XING THE THRESHOLD, I REALIZED THE RWY WAS CLOSED BUT DECIDED THAT THE SAFEST ACTION WAS TO LAND THE ACFT ON THE DESERTED RWY. AS I APCHED EVB FROM THE W, THE SUN WAS STILL VERY LOW OUT OF THE E AND GREATLY REDUCED MY VISIBILITY AND MADE IT UNABLE FOR ME TO SEE THE RWY CLOSURE MARKINGS UNTIL ONLY FT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. I COULD TELL THERE WAS NO TFC OR OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE RWY, BUT COULD NOT SEE THE MARKINGS. WHILE ON FINAL, APPROX 5 MI, I HEARD ANOTHER ACFT STATE HIS INTENTIONS TO LAND ON RWY 6 AS WELL. HE INDICATED THAT HE WOULD BE ARRIVING FROM THE S. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, APPROX 1 MI, I HEARD THE OTHER ACFT ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS FOR LNDG ON RWY 24 INSTEAD OF RWY 6. THEN WHILE LESS THAN 1/2 MI FROM THE THRESHOLD, I HEARD THE ACFT ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS TO LAND ON RWY 15. I HAD NO IDEA OF THE ACFT'S LOCATION NOR HIS TRUE INTENTIONS AT THIS TIME. ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE LAST XMISSION FROM THE OTHER ACFT, I NOTICED THE RWY CLOSURE MARKINGS. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED I COULD SEE NO MOVEMENT NOR ACTIVITY ON RWY 6 AND DECIDED THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO LAND ON RWY 6. NOT KNOWING THE LOCATION OF THE OTHER ACFT AND THE FACT THAT THE ORIENTATION OF THE SUN MADE LOOKING FOR TFC NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE, I FELT THAT A GAR PRESENTED A GREATER DANGER THAN CONTINUING WITH THE LNDG. I FAILED TO NOTICE THE NOTAM FOR THE CLOSURE OF RWY 6 DURING MY PREFLT PLANNING, OTHERWISE, I NEVER WOULD HAVE ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RWY 6.

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.