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Small transport air carrier allegedly departed closed runway. No markings, no information from unicom.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 191415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ofk |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 : 250 flight time total : 2889 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 191415 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was PIC of an airliner. I swapped aircraft in grand island, northeast, due to a mechanical problem with the aircraft. (I was in a hurry to keep on schedule.) the station agent provided me with a new manifest. The station agent listed the current WX in norfolk, northeast, on the manifest and there was no need for an alternate. We flew our empty aircraft to norfolk to pick up 1 passenger and return to grand island. When I got back the director of operations informed me the norfolk airport manager had called and said I took off on a closed runway. The runway in no way was marked as closed and unicom provided no assistance. A full printout of WX and a yellow X on the runway would have prevented this. In no way was the runway abnormal to use and there was no trouble.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT ACR ALLEGEDLY DEPARTED CLOSED RWY. NO MARKINGS, NO INFO FROM UNICOM.
Narrative: I WAS PIC OF AN AIRLINER. I SWAPPED ACFT IN GRAND ISLAND, NE, DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE ACFT. (I WAS IN A HURRY TO KEEP ON SCHEDULE.) THE STATION AGENT PROVIDED ME WITH A NEW MANIFEST. THE STATION AGENT LISTED THE CURRENT WX IN NORFOLK, NE, ON THE MANIFEST AND THERE WAS NO NEED FOR AN ALTERNATE. WE FLEW OUR EMPTY ACFT TO NORFOLK TO PICK UP 1 PAX AND RETURN TO GRAND ISLAND. WHEN I GOT BACK THE DIRECTOR OF OPS INFORMED ME THE NORFOLK ARPT MGR HAD CALLED AND SAID I TOOK OFF ON A CLOSED RWY. THE RWY IN NO WAY WAS MARKED AS CLOSED AND UNICOM PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. A FULL PRINTOUT OF WX AND A YELLOW X ON THE RWY WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS. IN NO WAY WAS THE RWY ABNORMAL TO USE AND THERE WAS NO TROUBLE.
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.