Controller alleges reporter did not call prior to takeoff and there was a fire truck at the end of t...

Attributes
ACN	286401
Time
Date	199410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alo
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 2000
ASRS Report	286401
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was taxiing to runway 30 at alo at XA45 local. The tower was not in operation, so I broadcast my intentions on 118.1, tower frequency, stating that I was taxiing to runway 30. As I taxied out I called ZAU on 118.9 to let them know that I would be departing runway 30 VFR, and to see if there was any other traffic on his radar. Center gave me a VFR squawk for advisories. I then looked down the runway and on the final approach to runway 30, noticed no traffic, made a call in the blind, and departed without incident. Center told me they had me in radar contact, and then said to contact alo tower on 118.1. I did so, and the tower controller told me a crash fire rescue equipment truck had been on the departure end of runway 30 when I took off, and that I should have made a radio call. I told him that I had, but he said no one heard it. I told him that regardless, alo was an uncontrolled airport at XA45, and that a radio call was not required anyway, and that it was the crash fire rescue equipment truck driver's responsibility to remain clear of a runway when an aircraft is departing. Another controller then came on the frequency and told me that the truck was clear when I departed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR ALLEGES RPTR DID NOT CALL PRIOR TO TKOF AND THERE WAS A FIRE TRUCK AT THE END OF THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING TO RWY 30 AT ALO AT XA45 LCL. THE TWR WAS NOT IN OP, SO I BROADCAST MY INTENTIONS ON 118.1, TWR FREQ, STATING THAT I WAS TAXIING TO RWY 30. AS I TAXIED OUT I CALLED ZAU ON 118.9 TO LET THEM KNOW THAT I WOULD BE DEPARTING RWY 30 VFR, AND TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER TFC ON HIS RADAR. CTR GAVE ME A VFR SQUAWK FOR ADVISORIES. I THEN LOOKED DOWN THE RWY AND ON THE FINAL APCH TO RWY 30, NOTICED NO TFC, MADE A CALL IN THE BLIND, AND DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CTR TOLD ME THEY HAD ME IN RADAR CONTACT, AND THEN SAID TO CONTACT ALO TWR ON 118.1. I DID SO, AND THE TWR CTLR TOLD ME A CFR TRUCK HAD BEEN ON THE DEP END OF RWY 30 WHEN I TOOK OFF, AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE MADE A RADIO CALL. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD, BUT HE SAID NO ONE HEARD IT. I TOLD HIM THAT REGARDLESS, ALO WAS AN UNCTLED ARPT AT XA45, AND THAT A RADIO CALL WAS NOT REQUIRED ANYWAY, AND THAT IT WAS THE CFR TRUCK DRIVER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REMAIN CLR OF A RWY WHEN AN ACFT IS DEPARTING. ANOTHER CTLR THEN CAME ON THE FREQ AND TOLD ME THAT THE TRUCK WAS CLR WHEN I DEPARTED.

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.

Controller alleges reporter did not call prior to takeoff and there was a fire truck at the end of the runway.