Narrative:

A practice GPS runway 23 approach was completed to a full stop landing at sme without incident. Upon arrival the manager of the local FBO informed the pilot that the runway was closed. There were no X markings on the runway. We investigated and found that a construction crew had laid out construction fence in an X shape in the grass off the runway. This was not visible from the air. The FBO manager informed the pilot that a king air and a citation jet had also landed without seeing the markings. Prior to the flight a WX and NOTAM check was made using duats; and an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight plan was not activated and the flight was done in VFR conditions. There were several NOTAMS for the sme airport but none were noted indicating a runway closure on that date; but one was noted for a later date.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE55 PLT LANDS ON POORLY MARKED CLOSED RWY AT SME. NOTAMS DID NOT REPORT THE RWY CLOSURE.

Narrative: A PRACTICE GPS RWY 23 APCH WAS COMPLETED TO A FULL STOP LNDG AT SME WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON ARR THE MGR OF THE LCL FBO INFORMED THE PLT THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED. THERE WERE NO X MARKINGS ON THE RWY. WE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT A CONSTRUCTION CREW HAD LAID OUT CONSTRUCTION FENCE IN AN X SHAPE IN THE GRASS OFF THE RWY. THIS WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE AIR. THE FBO MGR INFORMED THE PLT THAT A KING AIR AND A CITATION JET HAD ALSO LANDED WITHOUT SEEING THE MARKINGS. PRIOR TO THE FLT A WX AND NOTAM CHK WAS MADE USING DUATS; AND AN IFR FLT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLT PLAN WAS NOT ACTIVATED AND THE FLT WAS DONE IN VFR CONDITIONS. THERE WERE SEVERAL NOTAMS FOR THE SME ARPT BUT NONE WERE NOTED INDICATING A RWY CLOSURE ON THAT DATE; BUT ONE WAS NOTED FOR A LATER DATE.

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.