What happened
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IFR flight plan route
Upon landing rollout (about 25-35 knots) pilot felt and heard a thud and at that moment saw a disabled aircraft out of his peripheral vision. Pilot noticed that he had just struck a disabled aircraft of the left shoulder of runway 27 with his left winglet. Pilot did not appropriately notify correct agencies of accident until the following day when FAA arrived to investigate disabled aircraft occurrence.
Pilot stated there was no NOTAM, AWOS report, indication on runway or other markings to identify a closed runway or where the disabled aircraft was located. Pilot states after canceling IFR to kmev, ATC did not notify of runway closure at kcxp nor was it on recording capable AWOS at kcxp while proceeding VFR to kcxp.
Pilot noted no NOTAMS issued before takeoff from van nyes or enroute before landing at kcxp.
Airport manager stated an airport volunteer was tasked to monitor CTAF and N421TP gave a position call, but never responded to volunteers attempts to inform N421TP that runway was closed at kcxp.
As the FAA filed it
IFR FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE
UPON LANDING ROLLOUT (ABOUT 25-35 KNOTS) PILOT FELT AND HEARD A THUD AND AT THAT MOMENT SAW A DISABLED AIRCRAFT OUT OF HIS PERIPHERAL VISION. PILOT NOTICED THAT HE HAD JUST STRUCK A DISABLED AIRCRAFT OF THE LEFT SHOULDER OF RUNWAY 27 WITH HIS LEFT WINGLET. PILOT DID NOT APPROPRIATELY NOTIFY CORRECT AGENCIES OF ACCIDENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN FAA ARRIVED TO INVESTIGATE DISABLED AIRCRAFT OCCURRENCE.
PILOT STATED THERE WAS NO NOTAM, AWOS REPORT, INDICATION ON RUNWAY OR OTHER MARKINGS TO IDENTIFY A CLOSED RUNWAY OR WHERE THE DISABLED AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED. PILOT STATES AFTER CANCELING IFR TO KMEV, ATC DID NOT NOTIFY OF RUNWAY CLOSURE AT KCXP NOR WAS IT ON RECORDING CAPABLE AWOS AT KCXP WHILE PROCEEDING VFR TO KCXP.
PILOT NOTED NO NOTAMS ISSUED BEFORE TAKEOFF FROM VAN NYES OR ENROUTE BEFORE LANDING AT KCXP.
AIRPORT MANAGER STATED AN AIRPORT VOLUNTEER WAS TASKED TO MONITOR CTAF AND N421TP GAVE A POSITION CALL, BUT NEVER RESPONDED TO VOLUNTEERS ATTEMPTS TO INFORM N421TP THAT RUNWAY WAS CLOSED AT KCXP.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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