After a late change to a parallel runway; an MD80 flight crew rolled beyond the end of the runway onto a portion that had been closed by NOTAM. Failure on the part of the Local Controller to advise of the closure was cited as a contributing factor.
Synopsis
After a late change to a parallel runway; an MD80 flight crew rolled beyond the end of the runway onto a portion that had been closed by NOTAM. Failure on the part of the Local Controller to advise of the closure was cited as a contributing factor.
Narrative
We briefed and set up for visual 6L with backup of ILS. Slight weather deviations were required but field was visible at least 10 miles away. Somewhere around 1;500 AFE; while fully configured for landing and stabilized; Tower offered us 6R. It was only a slight sidestep so we accepted. I remembered from ATIS that ILS 6R was OTS; there was over 7;000 FT available for landing and several taxiways were closed. In the initial part of stopping the airplane Tower instructed us to exit the runway at the end; he did not specify a taxiway. I glanced down at my 10-9 page that was open and saw that taxiway was W. As we slowed to taxi speed and passed Taxiway S; Tower instructed us to stop as the part of the runway we were on was closed. I saw no readily discernible barriers that reflected the last 900 FT was closed. Tower admitted he should have told us to exit at Taxiway S and we proceeded to the gate with no other issues. Several observations led to this incident. First the airport page shows nothing as to what is going on at the end of 6R. The ATIS said nothing about the end of 6R being closed; it only mentioned ILS 6R OTS. If there were barriers on that runway that indicated closure I did not see them. Lastly; the Tower told us to exit the runway at the end while we were still at a high rate of speed. A better choice on his part would have been to tell us to exit S Taxiway. This was the first trip for both of us in some time into CLE.
Second reporter narrative
No damage was done to either the aircraft or any airport property/equipment. We proceeded to the gate with no other issues.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.