PA30 pilot conducted a touch-and-go on a runway notamed closed.

Attributes
ACN	566419
Time
Date	200211
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3o3.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-30 Twin Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : touch and go
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	566419
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters : person incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I departed maximum westheimer (oun) airport at approximately XA45 in my piper twin comanche. Winds were out of the north about 10 KTS, sky clear. I was just taking a short flight for fun, before my wife who was going to fly our aircraft with an instructor to work on her multi-engine rating. They had told me the plane had a rolling tendency that I wanted to check out. The roll was being caused by too much left rudder trim, which I corrected. Feeling that the plane was running fine, I then relaxed and did a few turns about 10 mi south of oun. I decided to do a touch-and-go at a small uncontrolled field located at purcell, ok. I had landed there many times in the past and felt very comfortable. I approached on a downwind for runway 35 scanning for aircraft. I forgot to switch to CTAF. I was listening to oun tower frequency. I noticed a group of vehicles near the north end of the runway which was out of place for this small field. I made a normal approach, landed and took off without incident. During climb out, I looked back over my right shoulder to see what was going on and saw several fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars. I also noticed a local news vehicle. I realized that something big must have been going on as I flew back and landed at oun. I switched over to CTAF to see if I could reach someone on the ground. No one answered. After landing, I decided to check FSS for NOTAMS. The FSS operator said there was a NOTAM closing the runway on nov/tue/02 and nov/wed/02 from XA00-XC00. I landed 1 hour before the runway reopened. I tried to reach the police and fire departments for purcell, but found no one in charge of the event. The news that evening had a piece on the event describing it as an emergency preparedness drill for an airplane crash with fire and biohazard. Luckily, no footage of my touch-and-go. I know better to not check NOTAMS before any flight in this day and age. This occurrence has 'cured' me and I'll always check for NOTAMS no matter how short a flight I intend to take.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA30 PLT CONDUCTED A TOUCH-AND-GO ON A RWY NOTAMED CLOSED.

Narrative: I DEPARTED MAX WESTHEIMER (OUN) ARPT AT APPROX XA45 IN MY PIPER TWIN COMANCHE. WINDS WERE OUT OF THE N ABOUT 10 KTS, SKY CLR. I WAS JUST TAKING A SHORT FLT FOR FUN, BEFORE MY WIFE WHO WAS GOING TO FLY OUR ACFT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR TO WORK ON HER MULTI-ENG RATING. THEY HAD TOLD ME THE PLANE HAD A ROLLING TENDENCY THAT I WANTED TO CHK OUT. THE ROLL WAS BEING CAUSED BY TOO MUCH L RUDDER TRIM, WHICH I CORRECTED. FEELING THAT THE PLANE WAS RUNNING FINE, I THEN RELAXED AND DID A FEW TURNS ABOUT 10 MI S OF OUN. I DECIDED TO DO A TOUCH-AND-GO AT A SMALL UNCTLED FIELD LOCATED AT PURCELL, OK. I HAD LANDED THERE MANY TIMES IN THE PAST AND FELT VERY COMFORTABLE. I APCHED ON A DOWNWIND FOR RWY 35 SCANNING FOR ACFT. I FORGOT TO SWITCH TO CTAF. I WAS LISTENING TO OUN TWR FREQ. I NOTICED A GROUP OF VEHICLES NEAR THE N END OF THE RWY WHICH WAS OUT OF PLACE FOR THIS SMALL FIELD. I MADE A NORMAL APCH, LANDED AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING CLBOUT, I LOOKED BACK OVER MY R SHOULDER TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND SAW SEVERAL FIRE TRUCKS, AMBULANCES, AND POLICE CARS. I ALSO NOTICED A LCL NEWS VEHICLE. I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING BIG MUST HAVE BEEN GOING ON AS I FLEW BACK AND LANDED AT OUN. I SWITCHED OVER TO CTAF TO SEE IF I COULD REACH SOMEONE ON THE GND. NO ONE ANSWERED. AFTER LNDG, I DECIDED TO CHK FSS FOR NOTAMS. THE FSS OPERATOR SAID THERE WAS A NOTAM CLOSING THE RWY ON NOV/TUE/02 AND NOV/WED/02 FROM XA00-XC00. I LANDED 1 HR BEFORE THE RWY REOPENED. I TRIED TO REACH THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPTS FOR PURCELL, BUT FOUND NO ONE IN CHARGE OF THE EVENT. THE NEWS THAT EVENING HAD A PIECE ON THE EVENT DESCRIBING IT AS AN EMER PREPAREDNESS DRILL FOR AN AIRPLANE CRASH WITH FIRE AND BIOHAZARD. LUCKILY, NO FOOTAGE OF MY TOUCH-AND-GO. I KNOW BETTER TO NOT CHK NOTAMS BEFORE ANY FLT IN THIS DAY AND AGE. THIS OCCURRENCE HAS 'CURED' ME AND I'LL ALWAYS CHK FOR NOTAMS NO MATTER HOW SHORT A FLT I INTEND TO TAKE.

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.