C180 ATP rated pilot landed off runway in grass after noticing the hard surface runway X'ed closed. ...

Attributes
ACN	557043
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	557043
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed home field to pick up friends at 5r3, lago vista, tx. I had printed the airport chart and checked for airport NOTAMS on the commercial chart service I subscribe to. On final approach to runway 18, I noticed a yellow 'X' on the runway. I executed a go around and low pass to survey the field. I also checked the NOTAMS again on my onboard database. Once again, there were none. The grass area of the airport that I usually land on appeared suitable. Most of my flying with the C180 is on unimproved surfaces. I landed on the unimproved section, loaded my passenger and departed without any incident. Upon landing at my final destination, I checked the FAA NOTAMS and found one for the 'airport' being closed. With the information I had at the time, I assumed just the hard surface runway was closed -- not the entire airport. At no time did I operate from the runway being resurfaced. After becoming aware of the complete status of the airport, on return, I landed at another facility and shuttled my passenger to their car at 5r3 by car. I informed commercial chart service of the omittance in their database. Commercial chart service said they would make the NOTAM correction -- effective aug/mon/02.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C180 ATP RATED PLT LANDED OFF RWY IN GRASS AFTER NOTICING THE HARD SURFACE RWY X'ED CLOSED. HE LATER LEARNED THAT THE ENTIRE ARPT WAS NOTAMED CLOSED.

Narrative: DEPARTED HOME FIELD TO PICK UP FRIENDS AT 5R3, LAGO VISTA, TX. I HAD PRINTED THE ARPT CHART AND CHKED FOR ARPT NOTAMS ON THE COMMERCIAL CHART SVC I SUBSCRIBE TO. ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 18, I NOTICED A YELLOW 'X' ON THE RWY. I EXECUTED A GAR AND LOW PASS TO SURVEY THE FIELD. I ALSO CHKED THE NOTAMS AGAIN ON MY ONBOARD DATABASE. ONCE AGAIN, THERE WERE NONE. THE GRASS AREA OF THE ARPT THAT I USUALLY LAND ON APPEARED SUITABLE. MOST OF MY FLYING WITH THE C180 IS ON UNIMPROVED SURFACES. I LANDED ON THE UNIMPROVED SECTION, LOADED MY PAX AND DEPARTED WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. UPON LNDG AT MY FINAL DEST, I CHKED THE FAA NOTAMS AND FOUND ONE FOR THE 'ARPT' BEING CLOSED. WITH THE INFO I HAD AT THE TIME, I ASSUMED JUST THE HARD SURFACE RWY WAS CLOSED -- NOT THE ENTIRE ARPT. AT NO TIME DID I OPERATE FROM THE RWY BEING RESURFACED. AFTER BECOMING AWARE OF THE COMPLETE STATUS OF THE ARPT, ON RETURN, I LANDED AT ANOTHER FACILITY AND SHUTTLED MY PAX TO THEIR CAR AT 5R3 BY CAR. I INFORMED COMMERCIAL CHART SVC OF THE OMITTANCE IN THEIR DATABASE. COMMERCIAL CHART SVC SAID THEY WOULD MAKE THE NOTAM CORRECTION -- EFFECTIVE AUG/MON/02.

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.

C180 ATP rated pilot landed off runway in grass after noticing the hard surface runway X'ed closed. He later learned that the entire airport was notamed closed.