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A C172 pilot is confused about the markings on a partially closed runway and land in the closed portion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 571852 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pwk.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 571852 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical excursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Prior to landing at lit, I tuned ATIS into my radio and received the information. ATIS information stated that the first 1200 ft of runway 36 was closed. Information also stated that taxiway a, south of taxiway left was also closed. I was cleared to land on runway 36 by adams tower, however, I was not informed of where the opened portion of the runway began. I landed on runway 36, past the barriers at the beginning of the runway and exited on taxiway left. After landing, I was informed that I had landed on a closed portion of runway 36. I asked the tower controller where the beginning of the runway was supposed to begin, and was informed that it was marked by a white panel on either side of the runway a few ft north of taxiway left. I was unaware of that kind of marking system, so I informed the controller that I had assumed the closed portion of the runway was indicated by the barriers at the approach end, and I apologized for any inconvenience. There was no further discussion of the matter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT IS CONFUSED ABOUT THE MARKINGS ON A PARTIALLY CLOSED RWY AND LAND IN THE CLOSED PORTION.
Narrative: PRIOR TO LNDG AT LIT, I TUNED ATIS INTO MY RADIO AND RECEIVED THE INFO. ATIS INFO STATED THAT THE FIRST 1200 FT OF RWY 36 WAS CLOSED. INFO ALSO STATED THAT TXWY A, S OF TXWY L WAS ALSO CLOSED. I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 36 BY ADAMS TWR, HOWEVER, I WAS NOT INFORMED OF WHERE THE OPENED PORTION OF THE RWY BEGAN. I LANDED ON RWY 36, PAST THE BARRIERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RWY AND EXITED ON TXWY L. AFTER LNDG, I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD LANDED ON A CLOSED PORTION OF RWY 36. I ASKED THE TWR CTLR WHERE THE BEGINNING OF THE RWY WAS SUPPOSED TO BEGIN, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS MARKED BY A WHITE PANEL ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RWY A FEW FT N OF TXWY L. I WAS UNAWARE OF THAT KIND OF MARKING SYS, SO I INFORMED THE CTLR THAT I HAD ASSUMED THE CLOSED PORTION OF THE RWY WAS INDICATED BY THE BARRIERS AT THE APCH END, AND I APOLOGIZED FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER.
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.