Narrative:

On the second leg of a flight from texas to florida, I planned a fuel stop at bay minette municipal airport (1r8), alabama. Both the sectional chart and the airport facilities directory indicated fuel would be available. At 5 mi out, I called for a TA and runway in use. I received no response. I called again at 3 mi out and again no response. I entered downwind for runway 8 on a 45 degree approach and announced my entry into the pattern. I could clearly see the runway had no traffic on it and there were no yellow X's on the runway. The white numbers and usual markings were clear. I announced my turn to final and landed. I taxied to the fuel pump. At that point a man informed us that the airport was closed for construction. I would not have landed if I had been informed that the airport was closed either by radio or by yellow X's on the runway. A few mins later the FBO arrived and opened the office. He said the airport had been closed for 3 weeks. He fueled the plane and suggested that we get permission from the construction crew before taking off, which we did. I learned from this experience to do a fly-over of an airport to observe the situation on the ground more closely before entering the pattern, especially when I received no response from the ground or other traffic. Supplemental information from acn 598232: the FBO requested that I accompany him to obtain permission from the construction crews before taking off. We discussed the situation with 3 different equipment operators and they agreed that I could take off and they would cease working and stay clear of the runway until I departed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 LANDED AT 1R8 ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED. THE RPTR SAW NO X'S ON THE RWY.

Narrative: ON THE SECOND LEG OF A FLT FROM TEXAS TO FLORIDA, I PLANNED A FUEL STOP AT BAY MINETTE MUNICIPAL ARPT (1R8), ALABAMA. BOTH THE SECTIONAL CHART AND THE ARPT FACILITIES DIRECTORY INDICATED FUEL WOULD BE AVAILABLE. AT 5 MI OUT, I CALLED FOR A TA AND RWY IN USE. I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I CALLED AGAIN AT 3 MI OUT AND AGAIN NO RESPONSE. I ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 8 ON A 45 DEG APCH AND ANNOUNCED MY ENTRY INTO THE PATTERN. I COULD CLRLY SEE THE RWY HAD NO TFC ON IT AND THERE WERE NO YELLOW X'S ON THE RWY. THE WHITE NUMBERS AND USUAL MARKINGS WERE CLR. I ANNOUNCED MY TURN TO FINAL AND LANDED. I TAXIED TO THE FUEL PUMP. AT THAT POINT A MAN INFORMED US THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION. I WOULD NOT HAVE LANDED IF I HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED EITHER BY RADIO OR BY YELLOW X'S ON THE RWY. A FEW MINS LATER THE FBO ARRIVED AND OPENED THE OFFICE. HE SAID THE ARPT HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR 3 WKS. HE FUELED THE PLANE AND SUGGESTED THAT WE GET PERMISSION FROM THE CONSTRUCTION CREW BEFORE TAKING OFF, WHICH WE DID. I LEARNED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE TO DO A FLY-OVER OF AN ARPT TO OBSERVE THE SIT ON THE GND MORE CLOSELY BEFORE ENTERING THE PATTERN, ESPECIALLY WHEN I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE GND OR OTHER TFC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 598232: THE FBO REQUESTED THAT I ACCOMPANY HIM TO OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS BEFORE TAKING OFF. WE DISCUSSED THE SIT WITH 3 DIFFERENT EQUIP OPERATORS AND THEY AGREED THAT I COULD TAKE OFF AND THEY WOULD CEASE WORKING AND STAY CLR OF THE RWY UNTIL I DEPARTED.

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.