Narrative:

I had observed that runway 7/25 was notamed closed the previous week. On the above date I departed mqj using runway 25. Unicom informed another airplane on the ILS for 25 that runway 25 was closed, which is when I remembered the NOTAM. There was no signage or markings (including an X on the runway), there were no people or equipment on the runway at the time I departed on it. I always check the duats forecast before flight, and in the future I will pay more attention to the NOTAM section. I was wrong for using a notamed closed runway, but if runways are closed signage should be installed somewhere close to the runway to inform pilots of the status, I know read the NOTAMS. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter indicated callback that there appears to be work being done on the runway lighting systems, but on the day in question there was no activity near the runway. The FBO operator provides the unicom service. There was no comment about runway closure in his communication with them or in response to any of his CTAF calls.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT A RWY AT A NON TOWERED ARPT HAD BEEN CLOSED THE PREVIOUS WEEK, A GA PLT USES IT FOR TKOF ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WAS STILL CLOSED, BUT HAD NO MARKINGS OR SIGNAGE TO INDICATE THAT CONDITION.

Narrative: I HAD OBSERVED THAT RWY 7/25 WAS NOTAMED CLOSED THE PREVIOUS WEEK. ON THE ABOVE DATE I DEPARTED MQJ USING RWY 25. UNICOM INFORMED ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON THE ILS FOR 25 THAT RWY 25 WAS CLOSED, WHICH IS WHEN I REMEMBERED THE NOTAM. THERE WAS NO SIGNAGE OR MARKINGS (INCLUDING AN X ON THE RWY), THERE WERE NO PEOPLE OR EQUIPMENT ON THE RWY AT THE TIME I DEPARTED ON IT. I ALWAYS CHK THE DUATS FORECAST BEFORE FLT, AND IN THE FUTURE I WILL PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE NOTAM SECTION. I WAS WRONG FOR USING A NOTAMED CLOSED RWY, BUT IF RWYS ARE CLOSED SIGNAGE SHOULD BE INSTALLED SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO THE RWY TO INFORM PLTS OF THE STATUS, I KNOW READ THE NOTAMS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR INDICATED CALLBACK THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE WORK BEING DONE ON THE RWY LIGHTING SYSTEMS, BUT ON THE DAY IN QUESTION THERE WAS NO ACTIVITY NEAR THE RWY. THE FBO OPERATOR PROVIDES THE UNICOM SVC. THERE WAS NO COMMENT ABOUT RWY CLOSURE IN HIS COM WITH THEM OR IN RESPONSE TO ANY OF HIS CTAF CALLS.

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.