Approach to, and landing on, a closed runway by a TBM700 private pilot at ues, wi.

Attributes
ACN	609940
Time
Date	200402
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ues.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain Ice Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mke.tracon tower : ues.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	TBM 700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : circling
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ues.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	609940
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight from msn to ues (49 NM), IFR. Conditions in msn were 2000 ft and 7 mi, in ues conditions were 600 ft and 3 mi in haze, light to moderate icing in clouds. Winds at ues 030 degrees at 6 KTS. Cleared for ILS 10 by mke approach. Informed that runway 10 was closed due to aircraft on runway. Requested and granted ILS 10 circle to runway 36. Completed ILS 10 to 600 ft AGL. Airport in sight, circled to runway 36. During circle, I lost sight of the airport. I called a missed approach and was handed back to mke approach. Requested a second ILS 10, circle to runway 36. During vector, I heard 2 aircraft departing runway 28. I asked tower where the obstructing aircraft was and they replied, 'the approach end of runway 28.' tug was in place to tow aircraft off the end of runway 10 (runway 28). When I completed the ILS 10 approach, I could see the aircraft was clear of the far end of runway 10. Tower had not yet opened the runway. I requested a lahso clearance. Tower said they could not grant one. They cleared me to circle and land on runway 36. I did not want to circle in marginal conditions with ice. I landed on runway 10 and stopped within 2000 ft on a 6000 ft runway. As I touched down, tower cleared the mooney behind me to land on runway 10! Obviously, runway 10 was then open! I believe tower should have cleared me to land on runway 10, hold short of runway 36. It was much safer to land on runway 10 than to circle in low conditions to runway 36.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH TO, AND LNDG ON, A CLOSED RWY BY A TBM700 PVT PLT AT UES, WI.

Narrative: FLT FROM MSN TO UES (49 NM), IFR. CONDITIONS IN MSN WERE 2000 FT AND 7 MI, IN UES CONDITIONS WERE 600 FT AND 3 MI IN HAZE, LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING IN CLOUDS. WINDS AT UES 030 DEGS AT 6 KTS. CLRED FOR ILS 10 BY MKE APCH. INFORMED THAT RWY 10 WAS CLOSED DUE TO ACFT ON RWY. REQUESTED AND GRANTED ILS 10 CIRCLE TO RWY 36. COMPLETED ILS 10 TO 600 FT AGL. ARPT IN SIGHT, CIRCLED TO RWY 36. DURING CIRCLE, I LOST SIGHT OF THE ARPT. I CALLED A MISSED APCH AND WAS HANDED BACK TO MKE APCH. REQUESTED A SECOND ILS 10, CIRCLE TO RWY 36. DURING VECTOR, I HEARD 2 ACFT DEPARTING RWY 28. I ASKED TWR WHERE THE OBSTRUCTING ACFT WAS AND THEY REPLIED, 'THE APCH END OF RWY 28.' TUG WAS IN PLACE TO TOW ACFT OFF THE END OF RWY 10 (RWY 28). WHEN I COMPLETED THE ILS 10 APCH, I COULD SEE THE ACFT WAS CLR OF THE FAR END OF RWY 10. TWR HAD NOT YET OPENED THE RWY. I REQUESTED A LAHSO CLRNC. TWR SAID THEY COULD NOT GRANT ONE. THEY CLRED ME TO CIRCLE AND LAND ON RWY 36. I DID NOT WANT TO CIRCLE IN MARGINAL CONDITIONS WITH ICE. I LANDED ON RWY 10 AND STOPPED WITHIN 2000 FT ON A 6000 FT RWY. AS I TOUCHED DOWN, TWR CLRED THE MOONEY BEHIND ME TO LAND ON RWY 10! OBVIOUSLY, RWY 10 WAS THEN OPEN! I BELIEVE TWR SHOULD HAVE CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 10, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 36. IT WAS MUCH SAFER TO LAND ON RWY 10 THAN TO CIRCLE IN LOW CONDITIONS TO RWY 36.

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.