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Small aircraft pilot landing at odo failed to obtain NOTAM indicating runway 20 closed; landed on runway and struck objects; reporter concluding pilot error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 792680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : odo.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 51 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 792680 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : fod incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We looked up WX information on line for the flight from waco; tx; to odessa; tx. We did not obtain a NOTAM report that would have indicated that runway 20 at odessa was closed. We utilized flight following from odessa until we were unable to receive radar coverage and radar service was terminated before reaching midland. Upon arrival at odessa; we contacted unicom and received wind information and entered 45 degree to downwind landing runway 16 then when we were on base we realized the wind was a factor in our landing so we called out landing on runway 20 which was more aligned with the wind. No runway closure information was broadcast to us and we continued our landing. On rollout after about 1000 ft; we struck railroad ties that were on the runway. Our problem could have been rectified by obtaining all NOTAMS before departure. An overflt of the airport may have revealed the runway closure also.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT LNDG AT ODO FAILED TO OBTAIN NOTAM INDICATING RWY 20 CLOSED; LANDED ON RWY AND STRUCK OBJECTS; REPORTER CONCLUDING PLT ERROR.
Narrative: WE LOOKED UP WX INFO ON LINE FOR THE FLT FROM WACO; TX; TO ODESSA; TX. WE DID NOT OBTAIN A NOTAM RPT THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED THAT RWY 20 AT ODESSA WAS CLOSED. WE UTILIZED FLT FOLLOWING FROM ODESSA UNTIL WE WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE RADAR COVERAGE AND RADAR SVC WAS TERMINATED BEFORE REACHING MIDLAND. UPON ARR AT ODESSA; WE CONTACTED UNICOM AND RECEIVED WIND INFO AND ENTERED 45 DEG TO DOWNWIND LNDG RWY 16 THEN WHEN WE WERE ON BASE WE REALIZED THE WIND WAS A FACTOR IN OUR LNDG SO WE CALLED OUT LNDG ON RWY 20 WHICH WAS MORE ALIGNED WITH THE WIND. NO RWY CLOSURE INFO WAS BROADCAST TO US AND WE CONTINUED OUR LNDG. ON ROLLOUT AFTER ABOUT 1000 FT; WE STRUCK RAILROAD TIES THAT WERE ON THE RWY. OUR PROB COULD HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED BY OBTAINING ALL NOTAMS BEFORE DEP. AN OVERFLT OF THE ARPT MAY HAVE REVEALED THE RWY CLOSURE ALSO.
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.