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P50 controller described an event involving several aircraft landing attempts at dvt on a closed runway; indicating that ATC facilities were apparently not notified; the reporter suggesting canceling the FSS contract efforts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 956191 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | P50.TRACON |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Traffic Management |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Dvt airport authority called the flm to tell him that runway 7R/25L was closed and dvt forgot to put it on their closing ATIS. He said numerous aircraft were trying to land on this closed runway. The flm called a dvt flm; and the dvt atm; but no answer. The tower was closed. The airport authority said that the navaids were turned off as well as the lights and that there were 'X's at the ends of the runway. The problem appears to be that nobody in air traffic got the NOTAM; P50 or dvt. [I] recommend bringing FSS back to the FAA so this doesn't happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: P50 Controller described an event involving several aircraft landing attempts at DVT on a closed runway; indicating that ATC facilities were apparently not notified; the reporter suggesting canceling the FSS Contract efforts.
Narrative: DVT Airport Authority called the FLM to tell him that Runway 7R/25L was closed and DVT forgot to put it on their closing ATIS. He said numerous aircraft were trying to land on this closed runway. The FLM called a DVT FLM; and the DVT ATM; but no answer. The Tower was closed. The Airport Authority said that the NAVAIDS were turned off as well as the lights and that there were 'X's at the ends of the runway. The problem appears to be that nobody in Air Traffic got the NOTAM; P50 or DVT. [I] recommend bringing FSS back to the FAA so this doesn't happen.
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.