Air carrier X takeoff on closed runway. System error.

Attributes
ACN	250903
Time
Date	199309
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
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	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 5
ASRS Report	250903
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X was cleared for takeoff on a closed runway. All preventive measures were in use. There were no personnel or equipment on the runway, however, the lights were not activated. Human error is the only contributing factor. There was 1 other aircraft on frequency, landing opposite direction and it is common to depart on the parallel runway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that she issued taxi instructions to air carrier X. Runway was closed after air carrier X began taxi and reporter did not inform air carrier X. Reporter stated she just went brain dead. Reporter experience 5 yrs non radar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TKOF ON CLOSED RWY. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: ACR X WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON A CLOSED RWY. ALL PREVENTIVE MEASURES WERE IN USE. THERE WERE NO PERSONNEL OR EQUIP ON THE RWY, HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ACTIVATED. HUMAN ERROR IS THE ONLY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THERE WAS 1 OTHER ACFT ON FREQ, LNDG OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND IT IS COMMON TO DEPART ON THE PARALLEL RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT SHE ISSUED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO ACR X. RWY WAS CLOSED AFTER ACR X BEGAN TAXI AND RPTR DID NOT INFORM ACR X. RPTR STATED SHE JUST WENT BRAIN DEAD. RPTR EXPERIENCE 5 YRS NON RADAR.

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.