Commuter small transport took off on a closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	169727
Time
Date	199102
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : loa airport : laa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	169727
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed den en route to laa. Received company WX for laa and surrounding area. No NOTAMS were shown on laa WX. Company forgot to pull up NOTAMS. Landed at laa on runway 18. Flight was behind schedule. We did a quick turnaround and didn't get WX from company because previous WX showed good WX for our entire route. Being in a hurry we departed the closest runway, which was runway 8. Winds were light. There were no runway markings or indications that the runway was closed. Runway lights were on. Departed west/O any problems. Arrived in liberal, ks. Checking the WX for the next morning we noticed the NOTAMS on company WX showed runway 8 closed at laa for VASI installation. This all could have been avoided if we would have taken our time and double-checked the WX again while on the ground in laa.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER SMT TOOK OFF ON A CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: DEPARTED DEN ENRTE TO LAA. RECEIVED COMPANY WX FOR LAA AND SURROUNDING AREA. NO NOTAMS WERE SHOWN ON LAA WX. COMPANY FORGOT TO PULL UP NOTAMS. LANDED AT LAA ON RWY 18. FLT WAS BEHIND SCHEDULE. WE DID A QUICK TURNAROUND AND DIDN'T GET WX FROM COMPANY BECAUSE PREVIOUS WX SHOWED GOOD WX FOR OUR ENTIRE RTE. BEING IN A HURRY WE DEPARTED THE CLOSEST RWY, WHICH WAS RWY 8. WINDS WERE LIGHT. THERE WERE NO RWY MARKINGS OR INDICATIONS THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED. RWY LIGHTS WERE ON. DEPARTED W/O ANY PROBS. ARRIVED IN LIBERAL, KS. CHKING THE WX FOR THE NEXT MORNING WE NOTICED THE NOTAMS ON COMPANY WX SHOWED RWY 8 CLOSED AT LAA FOR VASI INSTALLATION. THIS ALL COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN OUR TIME AND DOUBLE-CHKED THE WX AGAIN WHILE ON THE GND IN LAA.

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.