A B76 duchess CFI lands on a closed airport at 67R, tx.

Attributes
ACN	577894
Time
Date	200304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Duchess 76
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	577894
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : vd-4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication ATC Facility Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Filed IFR from eyq -- psx -- crp -- 67R. Received clearance from houston TRACON on the ground at eyq after checking WX and NOTAMS. Checked current brownsville sectional, no indication of airport closed. Checked low altitude en route chart, no indication of airport closed. Called montgomery FSS to check NOTAMS, none reported for 67R. Inbound to airport, below 3000 ft MSL, lost contact with center. While approaching airport, tried to contact unicom on 122.9. Set up for left downwind for runway 15. There was a truck on the runway. Noticed no runway markings, centerline or numbers. Landed the airplane without incident. Was notified airport closed. There was no 'X' on the runway to indicate so. Relayed to a lear jet to request that they close our IFR flight plan with center, and to notify them that we had landed at runway 67R. Received verbal acknowledgement from the lear that our flight plan was closed. After learning of airport closure, contacted the owner of the flight school for guidance. He contacted montgomery FSS. Again, no NOTAMS were issued. However, the supervisor pointed to a note in the AFD regarding that the airport was 'closed indefinitely. Closed ss-sr.' I referred to my current AFD, and realized that it did, indeed, say that. If I had known the airport was closed, I would not have landed there, but would have landed mfe instead. Left 67R approximately XA00, and returned to eyq.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B76 DUCHESS CFI LANDS ON A CLOSED ARPT AT 67R, TX.

Narrative: FILED IFR FROM EYQ -- PSX -- CRP -- 67R. RECEIVED CLRNC FROM HOUSTON TRACON ON THE GND AT EYQ AFTER CHKING WX AND NOTAMS. CHKED CURRENT BROWNSVILLE SECTIONAL, NO INDICATION OF ARPT CLOSED. CHKED LOW ALT ENRTE CHART, NO INDICATION OF ARPT CLOSED. CALLED MONTGOMERY FSS TO CHK NOTAMS, NONE RPTED FOR 67R. INBOUND TO ARPT, BELOW 3000 FT MSL, LOST CONTACT WITH CTR. WHILE APCHING ARPT, TRIED TO CONTACT UNICOM ON 122.9. SET UP FOR L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 15. THERE WAS A TRUCK ON THE RWY. NOTICED NO RWY MARKINGS, CTRLINE OR NUMBERS. LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INCIDENT. WAS NOTIFIED ARPT CLOSED. THERE WAS NO 'X' ON THE RWY TO INDICATE SO. RELAYED TO A LEAR JET TO REQUEST THAT THEY CLOSE OUR IFR FLT PLAN WITH CTR, AND TO NOTIFY THEM THAT WE HAD LANDED AT RWY 67R. RECEIVED VERBAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE LEAR THAT OUR FLT PLAN WAS CLOSED. AFTER LEARNING OF ARPT CLOSURE, CONTACTED THE OWNER OF THE FLT SCHOOL FOR GUIDANCE. HE CONTACTED MONTGOMERY FSS. AGAIN, NO NOTAMS WERE ISSUED. HOWEVER, THE SUPVR POINTED TO A NOTE IN THE AFD REGARDING THAT THE ARPT WAS 'CLOSED INDEFINITELY. CLOSED SS-SR.' I REFERRED TO MY CURRENT AFD, AND REALIZED THAT IT DID, INDEED, SAY THAT. IF I HAD KNOWN THE ARPT WAS CLOSED, I WOULD NOT HAVE LANDED THERE, BUT WOULD HAVE LANDED MFE INSTEAD. LEFT 67R APPROX XA00, AND RETURNED TO EYQ.

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.