Narrative:

The aircraft was given to me IFR at 8000 ft going to K52; monroe city; mo. I was briefed 45 mins prior as to the applicable NOTAMS. Between assuming the sector and clearing the aircraft for a visual approach; I worked numerous other aircraft inbound to stl deviating for WX and forgot about the NOTAM. We rarely use the airport which has no tower. The aircraft was descended to 3000 ft and told to report the field in sight for a visual approach. He called the field in sight and was cleared for the visual approach. He then canceled his IFR; proceeded VFR to the airport and landed. The facility (ZKC) says it's an operational error of no severity because I cleared the aircraft for a visual approach to an airport notamed closed. It has been determined by the regional office the aircraft never contacted terre haute; in; FSS for a briefing. He departed evansville; in; on a VFR flight plan and later requested to continue IFR due to the WX. That was done by a different controller in the same facility. They also have determined he never received a briefing over the internet either. Bottom line is the FAA is only holding the controllers responsible for issuing NOTAMS; not the pilots when they neglect to receive their briefing required by law and the FARS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZKC CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR WHEN CLRING ACFT FOR VISUAL APCH TO ARPT THAT WAS NOTAMED CLOSED.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS GIVEN TO ME IFR AT 8000 FT GOING TO K52; MONROE CITY; MO. I WAS BRIEFED 45 MINS PRIOR AS TO THE APPLICABLE NOTAMS. BTWN ASSUMING THE SECTOR AND CLRING THE ACFT FOR A VISUAL APCH; I WORKED NUMEROUS OTHER ACFT INBOUND TO STL DEVIATING FOR WX AND FORGOT ABOUT THE NOTAM. WE RARELY USE THE ARPT WHICH HAS NO TWR. THE ACFT WAS DSNDED TO 3000 FT AND TOLD TO RPT THE FIELD IN SIGHT FOR A VISUAL APCH. HE CALLED THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND WAS CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH. HE THEN CANCELED HIS IFR; PROCEEDED VFR TO THE ARPT AND LANDED. THE FACILITY (ZKC) SAYS IT'S AN OPERROR OF NO SEVERITY BECAUSE I CLRED THE ACFT FOR A VISUAL APCH TO AN ARPT NOTAMED CLOSED. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE REGIONAL OFFICE THE ACFT NEVER CONTACTED TERRE HAUTE; IN; FSS FOR A BRIEFING. HE DEPARTED EVANSVILLE; IN; ON A VFR FLT PLAN AND LATER REQUESTED TO CONTINUE IFR DUE TO THE WX. THAT WAS DONE BY A DIFFERENT CTLR IN THE SAME FACILITY. THEY ALSO HAVE DETERMINED HE NEVER RECEIVED A BRIEFING OVER THE INTERNET EITHER. BOTTOM LINE IS THE FAA IS ONLY HOLDING THE CTLRS RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING NOTAMS; NOT THE PLTS WHEN THEY NEGLECT TO RECEIVE THEIR BRIEFING REQUIRED BY LAW AND THE FARS.

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.