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C172 pilot reported departing from a non-towered airport while the runway was partially obstructed by a disabled aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1535259 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Just prior to my takeoff; an airplane had landed and had blown a tire at the far end of the runway. The runway is 3;700 feet long with overrun areas at each end of 200 feet. The disabled aircraft was approximately 200 feet from the west end; leaving 3;500 feet of unobstructed runway. I decided that this was more than twice the accelerate stop distance for the cessna I was flying.upon taxiing out to the runway and monitoring the CTAF; I noted that no one had said that the runway was closed. The AWOS had made no mention of the airport being closed; and just prior to my takeoff; several aircraft had landed.upon my return to the airport; approximately forty-five minutes later; I was informed that the runway was closed by way of CTAF. Other than the one radio call while approaching the airport; there was no indication of the runway being closed. I diverted to [an] airport about 13nm away to wait out the closure. While enroute; I called approach and they were unaware of the closure and there still was not any mention of the closure on the AWOS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reported departing from a non-towered airport while the runway was partially obstructed by a disabled aircraft.
Narrative: Just prior to my takeoff; an airplane had landed and had blown a tire at the far end of the runway. The runway is 3;700 feet long with overrun areas at each end of 200 feet. The disabled aircraft was approximately 200 feet from the west end; leaving 3;500 feet of unobstructed runway. I decided that this was more than twice the accelerate stop distance for the Cessna I was flying.Upon taxiing out to the runway and monitoring the CTAF; I noted that no one had said that the runway was closed. The AWOS had made no mention of the airport being closed; and just prior to my takeoff; several aircraft had landed.Upon my return to the airport; approximately forty-five minutes later; I was informed that the runway was closed by way of CTAF. Other than the one radio call while approaching the airport; there was no indication of the runway being closed. I diverted to [an] airport about 13nm away to wait out the closure. While enroute; I called Approach and they were unaware of the closure and there still was not any mention of the closure on the AWOS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.