What happened
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On 11-10-2008, at approximately 13:19 hours PIC privacy data omitted inadvertantly landed on the new, yet closed runway 17 at the Grand Canyon West Airport (1G4). privacy data omitted Stated that he was confused regarding which ramp area or runway was actually closed per the briefing he had received. Airman was also focused on a small white truck located adjacent to, and near the approach end of runway 17. While focused on this truck , privacy data omitted failed to observe the x's placed at each end of runway 17. No runway incursion occurred, no additional aircraft on the surface were impacted and there were no addtional aircraft within the traffic pattern.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11-10-2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:19 HOURS PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INADVERTANTLY LANDED ON THE NEW, YET CLOSED RUNWAY 17 AT THE GRAND CANYON WEST AIRPORT (1G4). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS CONFUSED REGARDING WHICH RAMP AREA OR RUNWAY WAS ACTUALLY CLOSED PER THE BRIEFING HE HAD RECEIVED. AIRMAN WAS ALSO FOCUSED ON A SMALL WHITE TRUCK LOCATED ADJACENT TO, AND NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17. WHILE FOCUSED ON THIS TRUCK , ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO OBSERVE THE X'S PLACED AT EACH END OF RUNWAY 17. NO RUNWAY INCURSION OCCURRED, NO ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT ON THE SURFACE WERE IMPACTED AND THERE WERE NO ADDTIONAL AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.
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