What happened
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Pilot departed hollister, CA (light sport aircraft) with a final destination of South Lake Tahoe Airport (ktvl). Pilot was unable to hear weather reporting on ASOS frequency and made radio calls for landing on CTAF 5 miles south of the airfield. Pilot entered a 45 downwind for runway 36, right traffic. Pilot did not hear any traffic on CTAF frequency and observed no people or markings indicating a runway closure while performing a traffic pattern and making downwind, base and final radio calls on CTAF frequency. Pilot landed and taxied to FBO ramp. FBO personnel informed pilot airport was closed.
Airport working personnel did not hear aircraft on radio or see aircraft in pattern. FBO personnel did not hear aircraft make radio calls on CTAF. Aircraft radio and frequencies were checked with FBO personnel and were operational.
Incident reported by airport manager.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED HOLLISTER, CA (LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT) WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT (KTVL). PILOT WAS UNABLE TO HEAR WEATHER REPORTING ON ASOS FREQUENCY AND MADE RADIO CALLS FOR LANDING ON CTAF 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRFIELD. PILOT ENTERED A 45 DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 36, RIGHT TRAFFIC. PILOT DID NOT HEAR ANY TRAFFIC ON CTAF FREQUENCY AND OBSERVED NO PEOPLE OR MARKINGS INDICATING A RUNWAY CLOSURE WHILE PERFORMING A TRAFFIC PATTERN AND MAKING DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL RADIO CALLS ON CTAF FREQUENCY. PILOT LANDED AND TAXIED TO FBO RAMP. FBO PERSONNEL INFORMED PILOT AIRPORT WAS CLOSED.
AIRPORT WORKING PERSONNEL DID NOT HEAR AIRCRAFT ON RADIO OR SEE AIRCRAFT IN PATTERN. FBO PERSONNEL DID NOT HEAR AIRCRAFT MAKE RADIO CALLS ON CTAF. AIRCRAFT RADIO AND FREQUENCIES WERE CHECKED WITH FBO PERSONNEL AND WERE OPERATIONAL.
INCIDENT REPORTED BY AIRPORT MANAGER.
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