Commuter flight crew departed from closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	169825
Time
Date	199102
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : laa
State Reference	CA
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	169825
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
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:

What I believe to be the cause of this incident is that we were late beginning our trip from mci because our aircraft was late inbound. The captain wanted to try to make up time lost. We had 6 legs to fly that day, and during 3 legs we had 10 mins on the ground (scheduled), 19 mins in den and 5 mins in laa. I believe the corrective action should be for capts to slow down just a bit to be sure they have all pertinent information and for me to quiz the captain more to be sure he has done his job. On 2/91 I was assigned as first officer to flight from den to laa, continuing on to liberal, ks. When we departed den the agent brought out WX for our trip, but he didn't give us NOTAMS. Upon arrival at laa we landed runway 18 and the VASI lights and some runway lights were off, and a taxiway was closed. We taxied in and the captain remarked he didn't have any NOTAMS for laa, and he didn't get them or didn't check them before departing laa. We departed laa on runway 8, which was notamed closed, and we didn't find it out until arriving in liberal, ks for our rest break.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLT CREW DEPARTED FROM CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT IS THAT WE WERE LATE BEGINNING OUR TRIP FROM MCI BECAUSE OUR ACFT WAS LATE INBND. THE CAPT WANTED TO TRY TO MAKE UP TIME LOST. WE HAD 6 LEGS TO FLY THAT DAY, AND DURING 3 LEGS WE HAD 10 MINS ON THE GND (SCHEDULED), 19 MINS IN DEN AND 5 MINS IN LAA. I BELIEVE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION SHOULD BE FOR CAPTS TO SLOW DOWN JUST A BIT TO BE SURE THEY HAVE ALL PERTINENT INFO AND FOR ME TO QUIZ THE CAPT MORE TO BE SURE HE HAS DONE HIS JOB. ON 2/91 I WAS ASSIGNED AS F/O TO FLT FROM DEN TO LAA, CONTINUING ON TO LIBERAL, KS. WHEN WE DEPARTED DEN THE AGENT BROUGHT OUT WX FOR OUR TRIP, BUT HE DIDN'T GIVE US NOTAMS. UPON ARR AT LAA WE LANDED RWY 18 AND THE VASI LIGHTS AND SOME RWY LIGHTS WERE OFF, AND A TXWY WAS CLOSED. WE TAXIED IN AND THE CAPT REMARKED HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY NOTAMS FOR LAA, AND HE DIDN'T GET THEM OR DIDN'T CHK THEM BEFORE DEPARTING LAA. WE DEPARTED LAA ON RWY 8, WHICH WAS NOTAMED CLOSED, AND WE DIDN'T FIND IT OUT UNTIL ARRIVING IN LIBERAL, KS FOR OUR REST BREAK.

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.