Pilot of C182 knowingly lands on taxiway at cxp when runway closed due to disabled aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	708048
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cxp.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	708048
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

I was flying to cxp from sql. I had checked the WX via duats before the flight. I was over the sierra mountains when ZOA asked me if I had the NOTAM about cxp airport closure. I said no; could you give it to me? He told me cxp was closed due to a disabled aircraft on the runway. I asked the effective time and he told me XA00Z. I didn't see that NOTAM. Duats is so cluttered with pages of canceled NOTAMS and sigmets that are hundreds of mi away from the intended route of flight that I missed the most important NOTAM to me. I asked ZOA to show my destination as rno and proceeded toward it. I was overflying the field at cxp on my way to rno. I radioed cxp CTAF for TA's in the area. I talked to someone on the ground near the disabled aircraft on runway 9/27. I saw the aircraft; men and equipment on the runway. I made a turn and was about to depart the area toward rno when I noticed my fuel gauges were low. I was unsure if I had enough fuel to continue. I elected to land on taxiway C which was diagonal to the closed runway. In retrospect; if I would have seen the NOTAM I would have flown direct to rno. I believe duats should be cleaned up and that applicable NOTAMS to the destination should be in bold print. They should not be mixed in with all the clutter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C182 KNOWINGLY LANDS ON TXWY AT CXP WHEN RWY CLOSED DUE TO DISABLED ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING TO CXP FROM SQL. I HAD CHKED THE WX VIA DUATS BEFORE THE FLT. I WAS OVER THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS WHEN ZOA ASKED ME IF I HAD THE NOTAM ABOUT CXP ARPT CLOSURE. I SAID NO; COULD YOU GIVE IT TO ME? HE TOLD ME CXP WAS CLOSED DUE TO A DISABLED ACFT ON THE RWY. I ASKED THE EFFECTIVE TIME AND HE TOLD ME XA00Z. I DIDN'T SEE THAT NOTAM. DUATS IS SO CLUTTERED WITH PAGES OF CANCELED NOTAMS AND SIGMETS THAT ARE HUNDREDS OF MI AWAY FROM THE INTENDED RTE OF FLT THAT I MISSED THE MOST IMPORTANT NOTAM TO ME. I ASKED ZOA TO SHOW MY DEST AS RNO AND PROCEEDED TOWARD IT. I WAS OVERFLYING THE FIELD AT CXP ON MY WAY TO RNO. I RADIOED CXP CTAF FOR TA'S IN THE AREA. I TALKED TO SOMEONE ON THE GND NEAR THE DISABLED ACFT ON RWY 9/27. I SAW THE ACFT; MEN AND EQUIP ON THE RWY. I MADE A TURN AND WAS ABOUT TO DEPART THE AREA TOWARD RNO WHEN I NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGES WERE LOW. I WAS UNSURE IF I HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO CONTINUE. I ELECTED TO LAND ON TXWY C WHICH WAS DIAGONAL TO THE CLOSED RWY. IN RETROSPECT; IF I WOULD HAVE SEEN THE NOTAM I WOULD HAVE FLOWN DIRECT TO RNO. I BELIEVE DUATS SHOULD BE CLEANED UP AND THAT APPLICABLE NOTAMS TO THE DEST SHOULD BE IN BOLD PRINT. THEY SHOULD NOT BE MIXED IN WITH ALL THE CLUTTER.

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.