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Pilot reports that upon landing at opl he discovered barricades clear across runway 6-24 and no runway markings indicating it as closed. Also reports airport manager prohibited unicom operator from advising regarding same.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 648809 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : opl.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Stearman |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi landing : roll |
| 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 : 20 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 648809 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : opl.airport signage : opl.airport |
Narrative:
Normal approach to landing opl; day VFR in tailwheel biplane. Computerized WX brief obtained at departure in eastern texas. Airport runway 6/24 at opl has long-term obstructions completely across runway -- not visible from flight. No visible indication of runway closure. Obstruction is midway down runway. Called airport advisory on unicom at 10 mi out; 5 mi out; and overhead. Did not receive a reply even though airport was manned. Never advised of runway closure. FBO advised that airport manager will not permit them to transmit advisories.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RPTS THAT UPON LNDG AT OPL HE DISCOVERED BARRICADES CLEAR ACROSS RWY 6-24 AND NO RWY MARKINGS INDICATING IT AS CLOSED. ALSO RPTS ARPT MGR PROHIBITED UNICOM OPERATOR FROM ADVISING REGARDING SAME.
Narrative: NORMAL APCH TO LNDG OPL; DAY VFR IN TAILWHEEL BIPLANE. COMPUTERIZED WX BRIEF OBTAINED AT DEP IN EASTERN TEXAS. ARPT RWY 6/24 AT OPL HAS LONG-TERM OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY ACROSS RWY -- NOT VISIBLE FROM FLT. NO VISIBLE INDICATION OF RWY CLOSURE. OBSTRUCTION IS MIDWAY DOWN RWY. CALLED ARPT ADVISORY ON UNICOM AT 10 MI OUT; 5 MI OUT; AND OVERHEAD. DID NOT RECEIVE A REPLY EVEN THOUGH ARPT WAS MANNED. NEVER ADVISED OF RWY CLOSURE. FBO ADVISED THAT ARPT MGR WILL NOT PERMIT THEM TO XMIT ADVISORIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.