Unaware it is closed; C208 flight crew circles to and lands on runway 23 at dnl.

Attributes
ACN	774240
Time
Date	200802
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dnl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Caravan Undifferentiated
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing : roll ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	774240
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Performed touch and go on closed runway at dnl. Flew GPS-B; circle to land runway 23 option back to radar for another instrument approach. Chose to land runway 23 since it was longest and winds were calm. Switched from augusta approach frequency to unicom after receiving our climb out instructions and advised to change at approximately 3 NM from field. We initiated our circling approach and a call was made on unicom to advise of our intention to circle for a right base to runway 23. We saw cranes right of centerline on final and aimed to touch down past the displaced threshold. We completed touch and go landing uneventfully; and on climb out the captain (PNF) observed an 'X' on departure end. After turnout I also saw the 'X' on departure end. We contacted augusta approach on climb out and asked if runway 5/23 was closed. He answered affirmative. We advised augusta approach control that we performed a touch and go on closed runway since it was not in our company NOTAMS. We flew another GPS-B and circled to runway 11; full stop uneventfully. After taxiing in; we saw that an 'X' was marked in the overrun of runway 23. Neither pilot saw 'X' on approach end of runway 23 during touch and go. I was focusing on my touchdown point beyond displaced threshold and did not see 'X.' furthermore; the NOTAMS provided by our company did not include closed runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAWARE IT IS CLOSED; C208 FLT CREW CIRCLES TO AND LANDS ON RWY 23 AT DNL.

Narrative: PERFORMED TOUCH AND GO ON CLOSED RWY AT DNL. FLEW GPS-B; CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 23 OPTION BACK TO RADAR FOR ANOTHER INST APCH. CHOSE TO LAND RWY 23 SINCE IT WAS LONGEST AND WINDS WERE CALM. SWITCHED FROM AUGUSTA APCH FREQ TO UNICOM AFTER RECEIVING OUR CLBOUT INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVISED TO CHANGE AT APPROX 3 NM FROM FIELD. WE INITIATED OUR CIRCLING APCH AND A CALL WAS MADE ON UNICOM TO ADVISE OF OUR INTENTION TO CIRCLE FOR A R BASE TO RWY 23. WE SAW CRANES R OF CTRLINE ON FINAL AND AIMED TO TOUCH DOWN PAST THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. WE COMPLETED TOUCH AND GO LNDG UNEVENTFULLY; AND ON CLBOUT THE CAPT (PNF) OBSERVED AN 'X' ON DEP END. AFTER TURNOUT I ALSO SAW THE 'X' ON DEP END. WE CONTACTED AUGUSTA APCH ON CLBOUT AND ASKED IF RWY 5/23 WAS CLOSED. HE ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVE. WE ADVISED AUGUSTA APCH CTL THAT WE PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO ON CLOSED RWY SINCE IT WAS NOT IN OUR COMPANY NOTAMS. WE FLEW ANOTHER GPS-B AND CIRCLED TO RWY 11; FULL STOP UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER TAXIING IN; WE SAW THAT AN 'X' WAS MARKED IN THE OVERRUN OF RWY 23. NEITHER PLT SAW 'X' ON APCH END OF RWY 23 DURING TOUCH AND GO. I WAS FOCUSING ON MY TOUCHDOWN POINT BEYOND DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND DID NOT SEE 'X.' FURTHERMORE; THE NOTAMS PROVIDED BY OUR COMPANY DID NOT INCLUDE CLOSED RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.