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A super cub pilot landed at a closed airport, 42C, left his aircraft parked for almost an hour, and came back to find a note that someone was turning in his n-number to the FAA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 585485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | J3 Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 3230 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 585485 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | oversight : airport manager |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Made precautionary landing at 42C. Airport is closed for runway enlargement. Landing surface was not disturbed. Area around runway has been evacuate/evacuationed. No work being done at time of landing. No one around at time of landing. Overflew runway 3 times to inspect condition of landing area. Determined to be safe for landing. Landed, inspected exhaust system to check for integrity and determined all was fine. (Had been noticing a hot smell and needed to check it out.) left airport for 30-45 mins, then returned. Note was left by someone that they would report my n-number to FAA. Departed runway with no problems, returned to home field with no further issues.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SUPER CUB PLT LANDED AT A CLOSED ARPT, 42C, LEFT HIS ACFT PARKED FOR ALMOST AN HR, AND CAME BACK TO FIND A NOTE THAT SOMEONE WAS TURNING IN HIS N-NUMBER TO THE FAA.
Narrative: MADE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT 42C. ARPT IS CLOSED FOR RWY ENLARGEMENT. LNDG SURFACE WAS NOT DISTURBED. AREA AROUND RWY HAS BEEN EVACED. NO WORK BEING DONE AT TIME OF LNDG. NO ONE AROUND AT TIME OF LNDG. OVERFLEW RWY 3 TIMES TO INSPECT CONDITION OF LNDG AREA. DETERMINED TO BE SAFE FOR LNDG. LANDED, INSPECTED EXHAUST SYS TO CHK FOR INTEGRITY AND DETERMINED ALL WAS FINE. (HAD BEEN NOTICING A HOT SMELL AND NEEDED TO CHK IT OUT.) LEFT ARPT FOR 30-45 MINS, THEN RETURNED. NOTE WAS LEFT BY SOMEONE THAT THEY WOULD RPT MY N-NUMBER TO FAA. DEPARTED RWY WITH NO PROBS, RETURNED TO HOME FIELD WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.
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.