An air carrier small transport flight crew reports that they were cleared and took off from a runway...

Attributes
ACN	398952
Time
Date	199804
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 360 flight time type : 7
ASRS Report	398952
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	398749
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Cleared for takeoff runway 6L, did not see truck on runway until turning out at 500 ft. We had ATIS information, don't recall hearing runway 6L closed. Took off just after subsequent current ATIS, ATIS information had runway 6L closed. Clearance stated that 'ATIS information current altimeter xx.xx, cleared for takeoff runway 6L.' truck was far down runway. We didn't see it until 500 ft. Supplemental information from acn 398749: we complied with these clrncs and at about 500 ft AGL in our turn, noticed a pickup truck on runway 6L downfield. At this point the man in the truck radioed anc tower and asked why they departed an aircraft on runway 6L. In short, ATC departed us off a closed runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR SMT FLC RPTS THAT THEY WERE CLRED AND TOOK OFF FROM A RWY THAT WAS CLOSED.

Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 6L, DID NOT SEE TRUCK ON RWY UNTIL TURNING OUT AT 500 FT. WE HAD ATIS INFO, DON'T RECALL HEARING RWY 6L CLOSED. TOOK OFF JUST AFTER SUBSEQUENT CURRENT ATIS, ATIS INFO HAD RWY 6L CLOSED. CLRNC STATED THAT 'ATIS INFO CURRENT ALTIMETER XX.XX, CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 6L.' TRUCK WAS FAR DOWN RWY. WE DIDN'T SEE IT UNTIL 500 FT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 398749: WE COMPLIED WITH THESE CLRNCS AND AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL IN OUR TURN, NOTICED A PICKUP TRUCK ON RWY 6L DOWNFIELD. AT THIS POINT THE MAN IN THE TRUCK RADIOED ANC TWR AND ASKED WHY THEY DEPARTED AN ACFT ON RWY 6L. IN SHORT, ATC DEPARTED US OFF A CLOSED RWY.

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.

An air carrier small transport flight crew reports that they were cleared and took off from a runway that was closed.