Pilot of a C206 took off on a closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	429614
Time
Date	199903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eat.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	429614
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : vd
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

I was departing eat mar/xa/99 at XA30. I am familiar with the airport and the usual runway is runway 30. Runway 25/7 is usually not used. The wind favored runway 30 and I elected to depart at intersection east. On taxi, I noticed a pick-up with some workers in it parked between the runway and the taxiway. After liftoff and during departure, another aircraft asked if we knew that runway 30 was closed. We did not, and only then noticed the X's on the ends which we didn't see as we made an intersection takeoff. There were no X's at the intxns and nothing on AWOS. The workers in the pick-up just watched us taxi by, seemingly unconcerned. There was no other problem, but next time I'll probably check closer on NOTAMS and go to the end of the runway for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C206 TOOK OFF ON A CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: I WAS DEPARTING EAT MAR/XA/99 AT XA30. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT AND THE USUAL RWY IS RWY 30. RWY 25/7 IS USUALLY NOT USED. THE WIND FAVORED RWY 30 AND I ELECTED TO DEPART AT INTXN E. ON TAXI, I NOTICED A PICK-UP WITH SOME WORKERS IN IT PARKED BTWN THE RWY AND THE TXWY. AFTER LIFTOFF AND DURING DEP, ANOTHER ACFT ASKED IF WE KNEW THAT RWY 30 WAS CLOSED. WE DID NOT, AND ONLY THEN NOTICED THE X'S ON THE ENDS WHICH WE DIDN'T SEE AS WE MADE AN INTXN TKOF. THERE WERE NO X'S AT THE INTXNS AND NOTHING ON AWOS. THE WORKERS IN THE PICK-UP JUST WATCHED US TAXI BY, SEEMINGLY UNCONCERNED. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROB, BUT NEXT TIME I'LL PROBABLY CHK CLOSER ON NOTAMS AND GO TO THE END OF THE RWY FOR 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.