An instructor pilot and his student landed on a closed runway at UUU when his preflight NOTAM check ...

Attributes
ACN	823909
Time
Date	200902
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	UUU.Airport
State Reference	RI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Route In Use	Other Traffic Pattern
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 600 Flight Crew Type 30
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway Other Closed Runway Landing

Narrative:

Before departing new bedford (ewb) for newport state (UUU); I checked the NOTAM publication on the FAA website. The most recent publication was issued on feb/2009. There were no published notams for newport state(UUU). I then departed ewb for UUU with my student. I climbed to 2000 ft (MSL). Once outside of new bedford's class delta airspace; I immediately switched over to newport state ASOS (132.075). The winds were favoring runway 34. I then switched over to newport state CTAF/unicom (122.8). There I stated my position 10 miles to the north and asked for airport advisories. There was no reply. At five miles out I then stated my intentions to land on runway 34 and to remain in left close traffic. After; I made a position report for the base and final leg for runway 34. I touched down on runway 34. I then proceeded to depart on runway 34 for left close traffic. After liftoff; I stated that I was on upwind leg and intended to remain in left close traffic. Someone then came over the radio and told me that runway 16/34 was closed. I told him that I checked the notams and that there had been no report of runway closures at UUU. He reported that runway 16/34 was closed one more time. I then stated that we would depart the pattern to the north. After landing back at ewb; I called flight service and they told me that runway 16/34 was closed at newport state. In hind sight; I should have called to get an updated brief in addition to checking the published notams.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An instructor pilot and his student landed on a closed runway at UUU when his preflight NOTAM check showed no runway closures.

Narrative: Before departing New Bedford (EWB) for Newport State (UUU); I checked the NOTAM publication on the FAA website. The most recent publication was issued on Feb/2009. There were no published NOTAMs for Newport State(UUU). I then departed EWB for UUU with my student. I climbed to 2000 ft (MSL). Once outside of New Bedford's class delta airspace; I immediately switched over to Newport State ASOS (132.075). The winds were favoring Runway 34. I then switched over to Newport State CTAF/Unicom (122.8). There I stated my position 10 miles to the north and asked for airport advisories. There was no reply. At five miles out I then stated my intentions to land on Runway 34 and to remain in left close traffic. After; I made a position report for the base and final leg for Runway 34. I touched down on Runway 34. I then proceeded to depart on Runway 34 for left close traffic. After liftoff; I stated that I was on upwind leg and intended to remain in left close traffic. Someone then came over the radio and told me that Runway 16/34 was closed. I told him that I checked the NOTAMs and that there had been no report of runway closures at UUU. He reported that Runway 16/34 was closed one more time. I then stated that we would depart the pattern to the north. After landing back at EWB; I called Flight Service and they told me that Runway 16/34 was closed at Newport State. In hind sight; I should have called to get an updated brief in addition to checking the published NOTAMs.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.