A C180 ATP-CFI pilot out for a nice lunch break lands on a closed runway at a closed airport, encoun...

Attributes
ACN	585595
Time
Date	200306
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	585595
Person 2
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : obs 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Chart Or Publication Airport ATC Facility
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Landed at airport, was rudely informed on ground that airport was closed via NOTAM. I took off to avoid further conflict. The only indication of abnormal activity at airport was 1 piece of equipment working in area prior to displaced threshold. I approached to north (right) side of runway to not fly directly over equipment. 1) I called for preflight briefing, boise FSS, in the morning for flight from myl to eul (caldwell, identification) and specifically asked for NOTAMS. Only NOTAMS read by briefer were: a) an inoperative NDB, and B) hot air balloons north of boise. Never was informed of emmett airport being closed. 2) runway was not marked with an 'X' or in any other way to indicate closure, 3) I called 3 times on 122.9 announcing my intentions: 'overhead,' 'left downwind,' and 'base to final.' no one said anything on the radio. This was supposed to be a nice lunch stop on a nice day, but quickly achieved nightmare status: 1) NOTAM/briefing system seems deficient (duats later had the NOTAM). 2) runway should have been marked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C180 ATP-CFI PLT OUT FOR A NICE LUNCH BREAK LANDS ON A CLOSED RWY AT A CLOSED ARPT, ENCOUNTERS AN ANGRY OBSERVER WHO CITES A NON EXISTENT NOTAM AT S78, ID.

Narrative: LANDED AT ARPT, WAS RUDELY INFORMED ON GND THAT ARPT WAS CLOSED VIA NOTAM. I TOOK OFF TO AVOID FURTHER CONFLICT. THE ONLY INDICATION OF ABNORMAL ACTIVITY AT ARPT WAS 1 PIECE OF EQUIP WORKING IN AREA PRIOR TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD. I APCHED TO N (R) SIDE OF RWY TO NOT FLY DIRECTLY OVER EQUIP. 1) I CALLED FOR PREFLT BRIEFING, BOISE FSS, IN THE MORNING FOR FLT FROM MYL TO EUL (CALDWELL, ID) AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR NOTAMS. ONLY NOTAMS READ BY BRIEFER WERE: A) AN INOP NDB, AND B) HOT AIR BALLOONS N OF BOISE. NEVER WAS INFORMED OF EMMETT ARPT BEING CLOSED. 2) RWY WAS NOT MARKED WITH AN 'X' OR IN ANY OTHER WAY TO INDICATE CLOSURE, 3) I CALLED 3 TIMES ON 122.9 ANNOUNCING MY INTENTIONS: 'OVERHEAD,' 'L DOWNWIND,' AND 'BASE TO FINAL.' NO ONE SAID ANYTHING ON THE RADIO. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NICE LUNCH STOP ON A NICE DAY, BUT QUICKLY ACHIEVED NIGHTMARE STATUS: 1) NOTAM/BRIEFING SYS SEEMS DEFICIENT (DUATS LATER HAD THE NOTAM). 2) RWY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MARKED.

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.

A C180 ATP-CFI pilot out for a nice lunch break lands on a closed runway at a closed airport, encounters an angry observer who cites a non existent NOTAM at S78, identification.