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Air carrier X takeoff on closed runway. Pilot deviation local controller technique ATC communication cleared for air carrier X for takeoff on closed runway. System error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 155170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 320 |
| ASRS Report | 155170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 155176 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Early morning push at dfw. Pushback/start normal. ATIS notes that runway 17R and 18R closed. WX good. Air carrier X cleared to taxi to runway 17R. Requested confirmation of standard taxi. Again cleared to taxi to runway 17R. All operations normal to runway when tower cleared air carrier X for takeoff on runway 17R. All checklists completed and takeoff roll commenced. Around 140 KTS captain (PF) noted orange cones on left and right side of the runway (around 6000' down runway). Asked tower what was going on. He apologized and stated that the runway was still closed. Flight control later confirmed that runway was closed and had not been checked. ATIS was around 30 mins old and tower had cleared us to taxi to runway 17R (twice) and cleared us for takeoff on runway 17R. We did not question it and assumed it to be open.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR X TKOF ON CLOSED RWY. PLT DEVIATION LCL CTLR TECHNIQUE ATC COM CLEARED FOR ACR X FOR TKOF ON CLOSED RWY. SYSTEM ERROR.
Narrative: EARLY MORNING PUSH AT DFW. PUSHBACK/START NORMAL. ATIS NOTES THAT RWY 17R AND 18R CLOSED. WX GOOD. ACR X CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 17R. REQUESTED CONFIRMATION OF STANDARD TAXI. AGAIN CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 17R. ALL OPS NORMAL TO RWY WHEN TWR CLRED ACR X FOR TKOF ON RWY 17R. ALL CHKLISTS COMPLETED AND TKOF ROLL COMMENCED. AROUND 140 KTS CAPT (PF) NOTED ORANGE CONES ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY (AROUND 6000' DOWN RWY). ASKED TWR WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE APOLOGIZED AND STATED THAT THE RWY WAS STILL CLOSED. FLT CTL LATER CONFIRMED THAT RWY WAS CLOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN CHKED. ATIS WAS AROUND 30 MINS OLD AND TWR HAD CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 17R (TWICE) AND CLRED US FOR TKOF ON RWY 17R. WE DID NOT QUESTION IT AND ASSUMED IT TO BE OPEN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.