Unauthorized runway entry operation takeoff creates a potential conflict with arrival traffic. Unaut...

Attributes
ACN	241128
Time
Date	199305
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : paq
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : paq
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 360 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	241128
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

How the problem arose. I did not get appropriate clearance from a temporary tower before taking off. This incident occurred after getting clearance to taxi. Contributing factors. I was not in the habit of talking to a tower or ground control at palmer municipal airport which normally does not have an operating tower or ground control. I was directed to taxi on a runway to another runway intersection from the hold short lines and other prompting signs were not present. I was also largely unfamiliar with the airport. I had landed and taken off from the main runway but didn't know my way around me which was distracting. Perceptions, judgements, decisions. When I taxied to the runway intersection, I found myself on the active runway. At this point, I forgot to contact the temporary tower. Procedures were not 'normal' and my action was to takeoff. I didn't realize what I had done until 'temporary ground control' asked me whether I had taken off. At this point confirmed that I had and immediately switched to the 'temporary tower' frequency and reported my position. The 'temporary tower' reported potentially conflicting traffic and I reported when I had the traffic in sight. Actions and inactions. I took off without proper tower clearance but contacted the 'tower' as soon as I realized my mistake. Factors affecting human performance. Unusual procedures, unfamiliar airport, apprehension about WX conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY OP TKOF CREATES A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH ARR TFC. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF ATA.

Narrative: HOW THE PROBLEM AROSE. I DID NOT GET APPROPRIATE CLRNC FROM A TEMPORARY TWR BEFORE TAKING OFF. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER GETTING CLRNC TO TAXI. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. I WAS NOT IN THE HABIT OF TALKING TO A TWR OR GND CTL AT PALMER MUNICIPAL ARPT WHICH NORMALLY DOES NOT HAVE AN OPERATING TWR OR GND CTL. I WAS DIRECTED TO TAXI ON A RWY TO ANOTHER RWY INTXN FROM THE HOLD SHORT LINES AND OTHER PROMPTING SIGNS WERE NOT PRESENT. I WAS ALSO LARGELY UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT. I HAD LANDED AND TAKEN OFF FROM THE MAIN RWY BUT DIDN'T KNOW MY WAY AROUND ME WHICH WAS DISTRACTING. PERCEPTIONS, JUDGEMENTS, DECISIONS. WHEN I TAXIED TO THE RWY INTXN, I FOUND MYSELF ON THE ACTIVE RWY. AT THIS POINT, I FORGOT TO CONTACT THE TEMPORARY TWR. PROCS WERE NOT 'NORMAL' AND MY ACTION WAS TO TKOF. I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT I HAD DONE UNTIL 'TEMPORARY GND CTL' ASKED ME WHETHER I HAD TAKEN OFF. AT THIS POINT CONFIRMED THAT I HAD AND IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TO THE 'TEMPORARY TWR' FREQ AND RPTED MY POS. THE 'TEMPORARY TWR' RPTED POTENTIALLY CONFLICTING TFC AND I RPTED WHEN I HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT. ACTIONS AND INACTIONS. I TOOK OFF WITHOUT PROPER TWR CLRNC BUT CONTACTED THE 'TWR' AS SOON AS I REALIZED MY MISTAKE. FACTORS AFFECTING HUMAN PERFORMANCE. UNUSUAL PROCS, UNFAMILIAR ARPT, APPREHENSION ABOUT WX CONDITIONS.

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.

Unauthorized runway entry operation takeoff creates a potential conflict with arrival traffic. Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Proximity of air traffic area.