What happened
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(-23) The pilot landed on a closed runway. The runway was NOTAM closed and x's placed on the end of the runway. The pilot initially departed tlh with a fuel stop in picayune Mississippi. The fuel pumps at picayune Mississippi were inoperative. The pilot was unable to purchase fuel. The lineman at picayne recommended that the pilot stop at Hammond, Louisiana since it was on the way to phoenix, ax. When the pilot arrived at Hammond he was down to 30 minutes of fuel remaining, so he decided to land on runway 31. The runway had no workers on the portion he landed. There was no damage to persons or property. The deridder flight service station had computer problems at the time of this flight and the pilot did not receive the NOTAMS.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT LANDED ON A CLOSED RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY WAS NOTAM CLOSED AND X'S PLACED ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT INITIALLY DEPARTED TLH WITH A FUEL STOP IN PICAYUNE MISSISSIPPI. THE FUEL PUMPS AT PICAYUNE MISSISSIPPI WERE INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PURCHASE FUEL. THE LINEMAN AT PICAYNE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PILOT STOP AT HAMMOND, LOUISIANA SINCE IT WAS ON THE WAY TO PHOENIX, AX. WHEN THE PILOT ARRIVED AT HAMMOND HE WAS DOWN TO 30 MINUTES OF FUEL REMAINING, SO HE DECIDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31. THE RUNWAY HAD NO WORKERS ON THE PORTION HE LANDED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY. THE DERIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION HAD COMPUTER PROBLEMS AT THE TIME OF THIS FLIGHT AND THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTAMS.
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