Pilot landed on a closed runway at dmn.

Attributes
ACN	582784
Time
Date	200305
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dmn.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9.8 flight time total : 476.7 flight time type : 475.9
ASRS Report	582784
Person 2
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I'm assuming the collision part of this was an incident as opposed to an accident because it doesn't fit the definition of an accident as given in part 830. Although it is my practice to check NOTAMS before a flight, for some reason, I didn't on this one, and never had another thought about it until after the incident. I, therefore, violated the FAA requirement to know as much as possible about a flight before taking that flight. Since I didn't check NOTAMS, what I didn't know was that the first 1500 or so ft of dmn runway 22 was closed. Because of this, I landed on the closed part of runway 22, dmn. Because of this, I ran into low lying barricades which had been set up across the runway to mark the closed part. This caused non substantial damage to my plane, and the barricades. For insurance purposes, and in case of legal requirement, I called the local police to report this. Some deming and new mexico state police came to investigate the incident. They told me they had reported it to the FAA. Since the damage was non substantial as defined by part 830, I haven't, and don't plan to, report it to the NTSB.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY AT DMN.

Narrative: I'M ASSUMING THE COLLISION PART OF THIS WAS AN INCIDENT AS OPPOSED TO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FIT THE DEFINITION OF AN ACCIDENT AS GIVEN IN PART 830. ALTHOUGH IT IS MY PRACTICE TO CHK NOTAMS BEFORE A FLT, FOR SOME REASON, I DIDN'T ON THIS ONE, AND NEVER HAD ANOTHER THOUGHT ABOUT IT UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT. I, THEREFORE, VIOLATED THE FAA REQUIREMENT TO KNOW AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT A FLT BEFORE TAKING THAT FLT. SINCE I DIDN'T CHK NOTAMS, WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW WAS THAT THE FIRST 1500 OR SO FT OF DMN RWY 22 WAS CLOSED. BECAUSE OF THIS, I LANDED ON THE CLOSED PART OF RWY 22, DMN. BECAUSE OF THIS, I RAN INTO LOW LYING BARRICADES WHICH HAD BEEN SET UP ACROSS THE RWY TO MARK THE CLOSED PART. THIS CAUSED NON SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY PLANE, AND THE BARRICADES. FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES, AND IN CASE OF LEGAL REQUIREMENT, I CALLED THE LCL POLICE TO RPT THIS. SOME DEMING AND NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE CAME TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD RPTED IT TO THE FAA. SINCE THE DAMAGE WAS NON SUBSTANTIAL AS DEFINED BY PART 830, I HAVEN'T, AND DON'T PLAN TO, RPT IT TO THE NTSB.

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.