Small aircraft made an unauthorized takeoff. Night operation.

Attributes
ACN	313370
Time
Date	199508
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lns
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fat
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar controller : non radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 17
ASRS Report	313370
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft landed runway 8. (Just about closing, no traffic.) I asked small aircraft his destination on airport, on his rollout, he advised he wished to depart for ft meade. I advised him runway 26 was available, wind was light and variable. He said that would be fine. I issued a back taxi on the runway for full length departure. I was working on traffic count and closing logs waiting for him to advise he was ready, when I saw him rolling and rotate. No clearance was issued. Field check was in progress, but vehicle was not on or crossing runway 8/26. Cause: I didn't issue position and hold, but I also didn't issue takeoff clearance, only 'runway 26 is available for departure' and 'back taxi on runway for full length.' correction: students need more interaction training at controled fields, especially when they are based at an uncontrolled field. This wouldn't be a bad idea on biennials. Our uncontrolled field pilots do not know: hold lines, read back hold short instructions, what an ATIS is or what it's for. Airspace, VFR (actual minimums), scud runners.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA MADE AN UNAUTH TKOF. NIGHT OP.

Narrative: SMA LANDED RWY 8. (JUST ABOUT CLOSING, NO TFC.) I ASKED SMA HIS DEST ON ARPT, ON HIS ROLLOUT, HE ADVISED HE WISHED TO DEPART FOR FT MEADE. I ADVISED HIM RWY 26 WAS AVAILABLE, WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HE SAID THAT WOULD BE FINE. I ISSUED A BACK TAXI ON THE RWY FOR FULL LENGTH DEP. I WAS WORKING ON TFC COUNT AND CLOSING LOGS WAITING FOR HIM TO ADVISE HE WAS READY, WHEN I SAW HIM ROLLING AND ROTATE. NO CLRNC WAS ISSUED. FIELD CHK WAS IN PROGRESS, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT ON OR XING RWY 8/26. CAUSE: I DIDN'T ISSUE POS AND HOLD, BUT I ALSO DIDN'T ISSUE TKOF CLRNC, ONLY 'RWY 26 IS AVAILABLE FOR DEP' AND 'BACK TAXI ON RWY FOR FULL LENGTH.' CORRECTION: STUDENTS NEED MORE INTERACTION TRAINING AT CTLED FIELDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE BASED AT AN UNCTLED FIELD. THIS WOULDN'T BE A BAD IDEA ON BIENNIALS. OUR UNCTLED FIELD PLTS DO NOT KNOW: HOLD LINES, READ BACK HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS, WHAT AN ATIS IS OR WHAT IT'S FOR. AIRSPACE, VFR (ACTUAL MINIMUMS), SCUD RUNNERS.

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.