An SF340 flight crew takes off on a closed runway 25R. At las, nv.

Attributes
ACN	428545
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll ground : position and hold ground : parked
Route In Use	departure sid : ns
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	428545
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

No one ever told me that the runway was closed. Before engine start, I was taking care of my duties -- listening to company frequency and doing my paperwork, while my first officer was getting clearance and ATIS. My paperwork provided by the company did not show any runways closed. First officer called for takeoff and we thought that we were cleared to take off runway 25R (the runway we normally take off from). All runway lights were on, and runway appeared to be open. We held on that runway in position doing our checklists before takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SF340 FLC TAKES OFF ON A CLOSED RWY 25R. AT LAS, NV.

Narrative: NO ONE EVER TOLD ME THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED. BEFORE ENG START, I WAS TAKING CARE OF MY DUTIES -- LISTENING TO COMPANY FREQ AND DOING MY PAPERWORK, WHILE MY FO WAS GETTING CLRNC AND ATIS. MY PAPERWORK PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY DID NOT SHOW ANY RWYS CLOSED. FO CALLED FOR TKOF AND WE THOUGHT THAT WE WERE CLRED TO TAKE OFF RWY 25R (THE RWY WE NORMALLY TAKE OFF FROM). ALL RWY LIGHTS WERE ON, AND RWY APPEARED TO BE OPEN. WE HELD ON THAT RWY IN POS DOING OUR CHKLISTS BEFORE TKOF.

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.