EMB120 flight crew take off without runway lights.

Attributes
ACN	507452
Time
Date	200104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dhn.airport
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	507452
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 780
ASRS Report	507217
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

On the morning of apr/tue/01, I departed dothan as a PF first officer of a part 121 carrier. After departure, the captain and I realized that we did not key on the runway lights. The runway was clearly visible throughout the takeoff roll. However, we realize that the FARS require runway lighting. I was fatigued from completing 3 continuous duty overnights, each allowing about 5 1/2 hours of sleep. The captain was also fatigued, as this was his second continuous duty overnight. Additionally, I was head down in the cockpit for most of the taxi performing my first flight of the day checks. Thus I did not notice this during taxiing. In the future, I will always key up the lights before making the first radio call and also key a second time as we are taking the runway for departure to prevent them from extinguishing during the takeoff roll. I would like to reiterate the hazards created by fatigue. Continuous duty overnights allow a pilot to fly with any sleep the pilot can get, be it 1 hour or 6 hours. These continuous duty overnights are not designed with any safety in mind, they are solely designed to meet a schedule.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB120 FLC TAKE OFF WITHOUT RWY LIGHTS.

Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF APR/TUE/01, I DEPARTED DOTHAN AS A PF FO OF A PART 121 CARRIER. AFTER DEP, THE CAPT AND I REALIZED THAT WE DID NOT KEY ON THE RWY LIGHTS. THE RWY WAS CLRLY VISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE TKOF ROLL. HOWEVER, WE REALIZE THAT THE FARS REQUIRE RWY LIGHTING. I WAS FATIGUED FROM COMPLETING 3 CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHTS, EACH ALLOWING ABOUT 5 1/2 HRS OF SLEEP. THE CAPT WAS ALSO FATIGUED, AS THIS WAS HIS SECOND CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS HEAD DOWN IN THE COCKPIT FOR MOST OF THE TAXI PERFORMING MY FIRST FLT OF THE DAY CHKS. THUS I DID NOT NOTICE THIS DURING TAXIING. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL ALWAYS KEY UP THE LIGHTS BEFORE MAKING THE FIRST RADIO CALL AND ALSO KEY A SECOND TIME AS WE ARE TAKING THE RWY FOR DEP TO PREVENT THEM FROM EXTINGUISHING DURING THE TKOF ROLL. I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THE HAZARDS CREATED BY FATIGUE. CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHTS ALLOW A PLT TO FLY WITH ANY SLEEP THE PLT CAN GET, BE IT 1 HR OR 6 HRS. THESE CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHTS ARE NOT DESIGNED WITH ANY SAFETY IN MIND, THEY ARE SOLELY DESIGNED TO MEET A SCHEDULE.

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.