What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed on closed runway @ Northway, AK. Aircraft became stuck in snow. No other information available. Possible violation of FAR part 91.13(a).airman landed CE-172 on closed runway at Northway, AK. Became stuck in snow. No further information available at this time.12/31/2009 received fss tapes with conversations with privacy data omitted, Alaska flight services information group. NOTAM was included along with flight plan and weather.02/05/2009 received statement from privacy data omitted regarding incident. privacy data omitted Felt that the flight service station should have disclosed to him that there was a NOTAM for runway closure at Northway.02/10/2009 lkg spoke with privacy data omitted for the first time regarding the incident. Lkg reveiwed privacy data omitted statement regarding incorrect statements that he had made and the assumption that NOTAMS are automatically disclosed to pilots. privacy data omitted Dilema arose because although he did get a pilot briefing, he listed his destination as tok, AK and his alternate as palmer, AK. Northway was not in his flight plan nor did he request NOTAMS for his route of flight which, eventually, would have included Northway. When on the ground in gulkana he made a telephone call to kenai fss and gave them a destination change. He did not request nor did he receive a pilot briefing, weather or NOTAMS. He simply changed his destination from tok, AK to Northway, AK and requested the radio frequency for fai fss (122.2) at Northway, AK. Kenai fss did not give him the NOTAM for runway closure at Northway, AK.the ski strip (05/23) was in use at Northway for all traffic as runway 05/23 was closed hence fai fss would not have known that privacy data omitted was intending to land on the closed runway. Fai fss did not give privacy data omitted the NOTAM for runway closure at Northway, AK.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED ON CLOSED RUNWAY @ NORTHWAY, AK. AIRCRAFT BECAME STUCK IN SNOW. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF FAR PART 91.13(A).AIRMAN LANDED CE-172 ON CLOSED RUNWAY AT NORTHWAY, AK. BECAME STUCK IN SNOW. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.12/31/2009 RECEIVED FSS TAPES WITH CONVERSATIONS WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ALASKA FLIGHT SERVICES INFORMATION GROUP. NOTAM WAS INCLUDED ALONG WITH FLIGHT PLAN AND WEATHER.02/05/2009 RECEIVED STATEMENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGARDING INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FELT THAT THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION SHOULD HAVE DISCLOSED TO HIM THAT THERE WAS A NOTAM FOR RUNWAY CLOSURE AT NORTHWAY.02/10/2009 LKG SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR THE FIRST TIME REGARDING THE INCIDENT. LKG REVEIWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT REGARDING INCORRECT STATEMENTS THAT HE HAD MADE AND THE ASSUMPTION THAT NOTAMS ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISCLOSED TO PILOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DILEMA AROSE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH HE DID GET A PILOT BRIEFING, HE LISTED HIS DESTINATION AS TOK, AK AND HIS ALTERNATE AS PALMER, AK. NORTHWAY WAS NOT IN HIS FLIGHT PLAN NOR DID HE REQUEST NOTAMS FOR HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT WHICH, EVENTUALLY, WOULD HAVE INCLUDED NORTHWAY. WHEN ON THE GROUND IN GULKANA HE MADE A TELEPHONE CALL TO KENAI FSS AND GAVE THEM A DESTINATION CHANGE. HE DID NOT REQUEST NOR DID HE RECEIVE A PILOT BRIEFING, WEATHER OR NOTAMS. HE SIMPLY CHANGED HIS DESTINATION FROM TOK, AK TO NORTHWAY, AK AND REQUESTED THE RADIO FREQUENCY FOR FAI FSS (122.2) AT NORTHWAY, AK. KENAI FSS DID NOT GIVE HIM THE NOTAM FOR RUNWAY CLOSURE AT NORTHWAY, AK.THE SKI STRIP (05/23) WAS IN USE AT NORTHWAY FOR ALL TRAFFIC AS RUNWAY 05/23 WAS CLOSED HENCE FAI FSS WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INTENDING TO LAND ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY. FAI FSS DID NOT GIVE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE NOTAM FOR RUNWAY CLOSURE AT NORTHWAY, AK.