Takeoff from closed airport.

Attributes
ACN	301717
Time
Date	199504
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aiz
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	301717
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
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:

During taxi out prior to takeoff from lee C. Fine memorial airport (aiz), I was unable to activate the pilot controled runway lights using the procedure outlined in the commercial airway manual. Since a full moon was out and all aircraft lights were operational, more than adequate forward visibility was available for a safe takeoff and departure. After departure I was going to report the lighting problem, when I found out the lights were OTS because the airport was closed from sunset to sunrise daily. I feel this situation came about partly because the commercial manual indicates lights were available (I have contacted company to make the appropriate changes to the airport data) and my not consulting the airport facility directory to verify the availability of lights and hours of operation of the airport. Also I think that the airport itself could post the airport operational hours somewhere near the ramp area, so transient pilots might be more informed about the airport curfew. In the future I will consult the airport facility directory to verify information contained in my commercial manual so an occurrence like this will not happen again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF FROM CLOSED ARPT.

Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT PRIOR TO TKOF FROM LEE C. FINE MEMORIAL ARPT (AIZ), I WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE PLT CTLED RWY LIGHTS USING THE PROC OUTLINED IN THE COMMERCIAL AIRWAY MANUAL. SINCE A FULL MOON WAS OUT AND ALL ACFT LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL, MORE THAN ADEQUATE FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS AVAILABLE FOR A SAFE TKOF AND DEP. AFTER DEP I WAS GOING TO RPT THE LIGHTING PROB, WHEN I FOUND OUT THE LIGHTS WERE OTS BECAUSE THE ARPT WAS CLOSED FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE DAILY. I FEEL THIS SIT CAME ABOUT PARTLY BECAUSE THE COMMERCIAL MANUAL INDICATES LIGHTS WERE AVAILABLE (I HAVE CONTACTED COMPANY TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO THE ARPT DATA) AND MY NOT CONSULTING THE ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY TO VERIFY THE AVAILABILITY OF LIGHTS AND HRS OF OP OF THE ARPT. ALSO I THINK THAT THE ARPT ITSELF COULD POST THE ARPT OPERATIONAL HRS SOMEWHERE NEAR THE RAMP AREA, SO TRANSIENT PLTS MIGHT BE MORE INFORMED ABOUT THE ARPT CURFEW. IN THE FUTURE I WILL CONSULT THE ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY TO VERIFY INFO CONTAINED IN MY COMMERCIAL MANUAL SO AN OCCURRENCE LIKE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.