Atx small transport made takeoff from gcn at night without activating the runway lights.

Attributes
ACN	125567
Time
Date	198910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gcn
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	125567
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taking the active runway and during the takeoff, I was concentrating heavily on aligning with the poorly marked centerline and did not notice that attempt to activate runway lights on tower frequency had failed. The airport was in total darkness because the ramp lights have been out of service for some weeks. We had to load passenger using flashlights and the lights of the airport manager's truck. The airport manager could have activated the lights as we had 5 aircraft taking off at this time. However when I could not activate the lights, he elected to report me to the FAA. As airport manager, I would assume he has a moral and operational obligation to assist when a problem exists.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMT MADE TKOF FROM GCN AT NIGHT WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE RWY LIGHTS.

Narrative: WHILE TAKING THE ACTIVE RWY AND DURING THE TKOF, I WAS CONCENTRATING HEAVILY ON ALIGNING WITH THE POORLY MARKED CENTERLINE AND DID NOT NOTICE THAT ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE RWY LIGHTS ON TWR FREQ HAD FAILED. THE ARPT WAS IN TOTAL DARKNESS BECAUSE THE RAMP LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR SOME WEEKS. WE HAD TO LOAD PAX USING FLASHLIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS OF THE ARPT MGR'S TRUCK. THE ARPT MGR COULD HAVE ACTIVATED THE LIGHTS AS WE HAD 5 ACFT TAKING OFF AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER WHEN I COULD NOT ACTIVATE THE LIGHTS, HE ELECTED TO REPORT ME TO THE FAA. AS ARPT MGR, I WOULD ASSUME HE HAS A MORAL AND OPERATIONAL OBLIGATION TO ASSIST WHEN A PROBLEM EXISTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.