<< >> NASA ASRS Report 577984, March 2003

B737-200 flight crew land and takeoff on closed runways at mwh. Reporter questions company closure charting documentation.

Attributes
ACN	577984
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mwh.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	577984
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	markings : mwh.airport signage : mwh.airport
Chart	approach : vor rwy 4

Narrative:

On mar/sat/03 and mar/sun/03, we flew 2 flts (1 each day) into and out of moses lake, wa. On both occasions, we landed on runway 4, and 1 departure was on runway 22. While preparing for departure on mar/sun/03, we noticed that the southeast 4400 ft of runway 4-22 was closed to jet traffic, leaving approximately 5600 ft of runway available. Both takeoffs and lndgs were made using this 'closed to jet traffic' portion of the runway. Our last takeoff was made on runway 13L after discovering our mistake. We discovered this closed portion while looking at the commercial chart airport page. It would be helpful if this closure was more prominently displayed on the chart. In addition, additional runway markings might help alert pilots to this situation. Possibly dashed white markings similar to hold short markings. Also, 'no jet operations' might be added to the white markings on the no operations side of the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-200 FLT CREW LAND AND TKOF ON CLOSED RWYS AT MWH. RPTR QUESTIONS COMPANY CLOSURE CHARTING DOCUMENTATION.

Narrative: ON MAR/SAT/03 AND MAR/SUN/03, WE FLEW 2 FLTS (1 EACH DAY) INTO AND OUT OF MOSES LAKE, WA. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, WE LANDED ON RWY 4, AND 1 DEP WAS ON RWY 22. WHILE PREPARING FOR DEP ON MAR/SUN/03, WE NOTICED THAT THE SE 4400 FT OF RWY 4-22 WAS CLOSED TO JET TFC, LEAVING APPROX 5600 FT OF RWY AVAILABLE. BOTH TKOFS AND LNDGS WERE MADE USING THIS 'CLOSED TO JET TFC' PORTION OF THE RWY. OUR LAST TKOF WAS MADE ON RWY 13L AFTER DISCOVERING OUR MISTAKE. WE DISCOVERED THIS CLOSED PORTION WHILE LOOKING AT THE COMMERCIAL CHART ARPT PAGE. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THIS CLOSURE WAS MORE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON THE CHART. IN ADDITION, ADDITIONAL RWY MARKINGS MIGHT HELP ALERT PLTS TO THIS SIT. POSSIBLY DASHED WHITE MARKINGS SIMILAR TO HOLD SHORT MARKINGS. ALSO, 'NO JET OPS' MIGHT BE ADDED TO THE WHITE MARKINGS ON THE NO OPS SIDE OF THE RWY.

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.