A PA28 pilot landed on a closed runway at bfa.

Attributes
ACN	797656
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bfa.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 153 flight time type : 33
ASRS Report	797656
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : bfa.airport

Narrative:

We departed at approximately XA30 today and flew direct to boyne mt (bfa). I filed a VFR flight plan prior to the flight. I received an online briefing from duats prior to departing. I reviewed NOTAMS via duats prior to the flight. Upon arriving at bfa at approximately XD00 we overflew the field and made a call on the CTAF. Upon landing we were told by airport personnel that the runway was closed at XC00. I asked the manager why there were no X's on the runway to identify it as being closed. He stated that they had not yet gotten around to putting them out. He also stated that the NOTAM about the airport closure likely did not become available until we were already enroute. It would be helpful if NOTAMS regarding runway/airport closures were made available on duats at least three days prior to the scheduled closure date. Also; X's should be used to delineate a closed runway especially at non-towered fields such as this one.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 PLT LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY AT BFA.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED AT APPROX XA30 TODAY AND FLEW DIRECT TO BOYNE MT (BFA). I FILED A VFR FLT PLAN PRIOR TO THE FLT. I RECEIVED AN ONLINE BRIEFING FROM DUATS PRIOR TO DEPARTING. I REVIEWED NOTAMS VIA DUATS PRIOR TO THE FLT. UPON ARRIVING AT BFA AT APPROX XD00 WE OVERFLEW THE FIELD AND MADE A CALL ON THE CTAF. UPON LNDG WE WERE TOLD BY ARPT PERSONNEL THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED AT XC00. I ASKED THE MANAGER WHY THERE WERE NO X'S ON THE RWY TO IDENTIFY IT AS BEING CLOSED. HE STATED THAT THEY HAD NOT YET GOTTEN AROUND TO PUTTING THEM OUT. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE NOTAM ABOUT THE ARPT CLOSURE LIKELY DID NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL WE WERE ALREADY ENROUTE. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF NOTAMS REGARDING RWY/ARPT CLOSURES WERE MADE AVAILABLE ON DUATS AT LEAST THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED CLOSURE DATE. ALSO; X'S SHOULD BE USED TO DELINEATE A CLOSED RWY ESPECIALLY AT NON-TOWERED FIELDS SUCH AS THIS ONE.

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.