Narrative:

Departed dpa (west chicago) VFR direct rfd intending to practice ILS runway 7 approach, which was successfully completed. After the miss, I received vectors to jvl. I intended to fly a coupled ILS. I was cleared for the approach ILS runway 4, which I then intercepted and flew inbound. I was also instructed to contact jvl tower (I already had ATIS information). At this junction errors occurred. The owner/commercial pilot in the right seat, who also copied ATIS, reached across the yoke changing the autoplt setting, at which time the plane began a left turn away from the localizer. He was frustrated at the inability of the autoplt to properly fly the approach. I was then distraction and agitated at his insistence to have me manually hand fly the ILS. We then proceeded to land on runway 4 which, according to ATIS, was closed due to painting and striping the runway. (No one was on the runway and no equipment was near the runway area.) additionally, since we failed to switch to tower, I had not received clearance to land, which would not have been given on runway 4. Note: I recognize a severe problem with coordination of responsibilities within the cockpit between the owner/pilot and myself.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER PA28 PLT FORGOT TO OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC AND LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY DUE TO DISTR BY OWNER PLT IN R SEAT.

Narrative: DEPARTED DPA (WEST CHICAGO) VFR DIRECT RFD INTENDING TO PRACTICE ILS RWY 7 APCH, WHICH WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. AFTER THE MISS, I RECEIVED VECTORS TO JVL. I INTENDED TO FLY A COUPLED ILS. I WAS CLRED FOR THE APCH ILS RWY 4, WHICH I THEN INTERCEPTED AND FLEW INBOUND. I WAS ALSO INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT JVL TWR (I ALREADY HAD ATIS INFO). AT THIS JUNCTION ERRORS OCCURRED. THE OWNER/COMMERCIAL PLT IN THE R SEAT, WHO ALSO COPIED ATIS, REACHED ACROSS THE YOKE CHANGING THE AUTOPLT SETTING, AT WHICH TIME THE PLANE BEGAN A L TURN AWAY FROM THE LOC. HE WAS FRUSTRATED AT THE INABILITY OF THE AUTOPLT TO PROPERLY FLY THE APCH. I WAS THEN DISTR AND AGITATED AT HIS INSISTENCE TO HAVE ME MANUALLY HAND FLY THE ILS. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND ON RWY 4 WHICH, ACCORDING TO ATIS, WAS CLOSED DUE TO PAINTING AND STRIPING THE RWY. (NO ONE WAS ON THE RWY AND NO EQUIP WAS NEAR THE RWY AREA.) ADDITIONALLY, SINCE WE FAILED TO SWITCH TO TWR, I HAD NOT RECEIVED CLRNC TO LAND, WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GIVEN ON RWY 4. NOTE: I RECOGNIZE A SEVERE PROB WITH COORD OF RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE COCKPIT BTWN THE OWNER/PLT AND MYSELF.

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.