ZKC CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR WHEN CLRING ACFT FOR VISUAL APCH TO ARPT THAT WAS NOTAMED CLOSED.

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THE ACFT WAS GIVEN TO ME IFR AT 8000 FT GOING TO K52; MONROE CITY; MO. I WAS BRIEFED 45 MINS PRIOR AS TO THE APPLICABLE NOTAMS. BTWN ASSUMING THE SECTOR AND CLRING THE ACFT FOR A VISUAL APCH; I WORKED NUMEROUS OTHER ACFT INBOUND TO STL DEVIATING FOR WX AND FORGOT ABOUT THE NOTAM. WE RARELY USE THE ARPT WHICH HAS NO TWR. THE ACFT WAS DSNDED TO 3000 FT AND TOLD TO RPT THE FIELD IN SIGHT FOR A VISUAL APCH. HE CALLED THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND WAS CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH. HE THEN CANCELED HIS IFR; PROCEEDED VFR TO THE ARPT AND LANDED. THE FACILITY (ZKC) SAYS IT'S AN OPERROR OF NO SEVERITY BECAUSE I CLRED THE ACFT FOR A VISUAL APCH TO AN ARPT NOTAMED CLOSED. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE REGIONAL OFFICE THE ACFT NEVER CONTACTED TERRE HAUTE; IN; FSS FOR A BRIEFING. HE DEPARTED EVANSVILLE; IN; ON A VFR FLT PLAN AND LATER REQUESTED TO CONTINUE IFR DUE TO THE WX. THAT WAS DONE BY A DIFFERENT CTLR IN THE SAME FACILITY. THEY ALSO HAVE DETERMINED HE NEVER RECEIVED A BRIEFING OVER THE INTERNET EITHER. BOTTOM LINE IS THE FAA IS ONLY HOLDING THE CTLRS RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING NOTAMS; NOT THE PLTS WHEN THEY NEGLECT TO RECEIVE THEIR BRIEFING REQUIRED BY LAW AND THE FARS.