Pilot of C182 and his instructor land and then take off at uncontrolled L52 notamed as closed. Had not received an FSS brief regarding L52 as it was not on their original itinerary.

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Attributes
ACN	603358
Time
Date	200312
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : l52.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : taxi landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1076 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	603358
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We departed smx and entered the pattern at L52. There were no other aircraft in the pattern. There was no response on unicom frequency (not unusual at small airports). There were no X's on the runways. We made a normal landing on runway 29. There were some people visible on the field but they paid no attention to us. We exited the runway and taxied back to runway 29 for departure, but found the entrance to the runway blocked with orange cones. Since the wind was calm, we taxied to the other end (runway 11) for departure. As we announced our intention to depart on unicom, an aircraft flying overhead responded and asked if the airport was open, as he had heard there was a NOTAM that it was closed. We had seen no indication it was closed and departed runway 11. I had gotten a briefing before departing for smx, but had not asked for NOTAMS regarding L52 since I didn't know we were going there. My instructor said he had gotten a briefing including L52 and had been given no NOTAMS regarding the airport. We should have checked with FSS before leaving smx for L52.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C182 AND HIS INSTRUCTOR LAND AND THEN TAKE OFF AT UNCTLED L52 NOTAMED AS CLOSED. HAD NOT RECEIVED AN FSS BRIEF REGARDING L52 AS IT WAS NOT ON THEIR ORIGINAL ITINERARY.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED SMX AND ENTERED THE PATTERN AT L52. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON UNICOM FREQ (NOT UNUSUAL AT SMALL ARPTS). THERE WERE NO X'S ON THE RWYS. WE MADE A NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 29. THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE VISIBLE ON THE FIELD BUT THEY PAID NO ATTN TO US. WE EXITED THE RWY AND TAXIED BACK TO RWY 29 FOR DEP, BUT FOUND THE ENTRANCE TO THE RWY BLOCKED WITH ORANGE CONES. SINCE THE WIND WAS CALM, WE TAXIED TO THE OTHER END (RWY 11) FOR DEP. AS WE ANNOUNCED OUR INTENTION TO DEPART ON UNICOM, AN ACFT FLYING OVERHEAD RESPONDED AND ASKED IF THE ARPT WAS OPEN, AS HE HAD HEARD THERE WAS A NOTAM THAT IT WAS CLOSED. WE HAD SEEN NO INDICATION IT WAS CLOSED AND DEPARTED RWY 11. I HAD GOTTEN A BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING FOR SMX, BUT HAD NOT ASKED FOR NOTAMS REGARDING L52 SINCE I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE GOING THERE. MY INSTRUCTOR SAID HE HAD GOTTEN A BRIEFING INCLUDING L52 AND HAD BEEN GIVEN NO NOTAMS REGARDING THE ARPT. WE SHOULD HAVE CHKED WITH FSS BEFORE LEAVING SMX FOR L52.

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.