Commuter small transport made a takeoff on a closed runway at cwa.

Attributes
ACN	190200
Time
Date	199109
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cwa
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	190200
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far 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:

Departed cwa on runway 26 1 hour after its scheduled closure for maintenance. This was the first day of scheduled closure. NOTAMS issued were on WX package however, received additional information from company indicating hours of closure were OX30-IH00 local time. Problem arose since our company operates on local time even though crew was based on dtw which is EDT while cwa is CDT. Therefore, I, as captain on this flight, miscalculated the local time by looking at the wrong time schedule for the trip. So when we departed at what I thought was OX30 am local time it was actually OY30 am. On taxi out to runway 26 which the winds favored by being 300/15 KTS, no equipment was noted on runway or runway area. In addition, I heard an FAA vehicle driving out to the localizer, which to me confirmed that they were about to close the runway on schedule, at OX30 am local time. In addition, I was distraction by WX problems at our destination and a small problem in aircraft. My suggestion would be to run our company, which operates in 2 times zones on zulu time and place all our schedules as such.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER SMT MADE A TKOF ON A CLOSED RWY AT CWA.

Narrative: DEPARTED CWA ON RWY 26 1 HR AFTER ITS SCHEDULED CLOSURE FOR MAINT. THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHEDULED CLOSURE. NOTAMS ISSUED WERE ON WX PACKAGE HOWEVER, RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFO FROM COMPANY INDICATING HRS OF CLOSURE WERE OX30-IH00 LCL TIME. PROBLEM AROSE SINCE OUR COMPANY OPERATES ON LCL TIME EVEN THOUGH CREW WAS BASED ON DTW WHICH IS EDT WHILE CWA IS CDT. THEREFORE, I, AS CAPT ON THIS FLT, MISCALCULATED THE LCL TIME BY LOOKING AT THE WRONG TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE TRIP. SO WHEN WE DEPARTED AT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS OX30 AM LCL TIME IT WAS ACTUALLY OY30 AM. ON TAXI OUT TO RWY 26 WHICH THE WINDS FAVORED BY BEING 300/15 KTS, NO EQUIP WAS NOTED ON RWY OR RWY AREA. IN ADDITION, I HEARD AN FAA VEHICLE DRIVING OUT TO THE LOC, WHICH TO ME CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE ABOUT TO CLOSE THE RWY ON SCHEDULE, AT OX30 AM LCL TIME. IN ADDITION, I WAS DISTR BY WX PROBLEMS AT OUR DEST AND A SMALL PROBLEM IN ACFT. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO RUN OUR COMPANY, WHICH OPERATES IN 2 TIMES ZONES ON ZULU TIME AND PLACE ALL OUR SCHEDULES AS SUCH.

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.