Narrative:

On mar/fri/02, I was PIC on a flight from long beach, ca, to thermal, ca. The flight departed lgb at approximately XA45. It was discovered after the fact that we had inadvertently departed a runway that was closed to aircraft operations between the hours of XA00 and XJ00. Dispatch called me after I had received only 2 hours sleep for a trip. We had legal rest, but were not planning on flying until XE30 on a different trip. In my preflight efforts, I called FSS and obtained current and forecast WX plus current NOTAMS. There was no mention of runway closures. The long beach airport charts had been lost when the aircraft was in for maintenance, so I had to wait for a faxed copy to be sent. The tower was closed and there was no mention of runway closures on the ATIS frequency either, so we elected to taxi to the runway that was the most favored by the winds. In this case, it was runway 25R. It was only after we took off and I was organizing the charts that I noticed the notes about runway closures. When we reviewed the departure procedure before takeoff I saw the runway notes, but all I noticed were items pertaining to aircraft weights, lights, and noise abatement information. I never noticed the information about runway closures and it never crossed my mind that a runway would be closed without a NOTAM or note on the ATIS. A factor was the difficulty in reading the faxed charts and fatigue. I would suggest noting the runway closures on the ATIS so the information is not so obscure and easily overlooked.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C560 CREW, WHEN DEPARTING LGB, USED A CLOSED RWY FOR TKOF.

Narrative: ON MAR/FRI/02, I WAS PIC ON A FLT FROM LONG BEACH, CA, TO THERMAL, CA. THE FLT DEPARTED LGB AT APPROX XA45. IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE FACT THAT WE HAD INADVERTENTLY DEPARTED A RWY THAT WAS CLOSED TO ACFT OPS BTWN THE HRS OF XA00 AND XJ00. DISPATCH CALLED ME AFTER I HAD RECEIVED ONLY 2 HRS SLEEP FOR A TRIP. WE HAD LEGAL REST, BUT WERE NOT PLANNING ON FLYING UNTIL XE30 ON A DIFFERENT TRIP. IN MY PREFLT EFFORTS, I CALLED FSS AND OBTAINED CURRENT AND FORECAST WX PLUS CURRENT NOTAMS. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF RWY CLOSURES. THE LONG BEACH ARPT CHARTS HAD BEEN LOST WHEN THE ACFT WAS IN FOR MAINT, SO I HAD TO WAIT FOR A FAXED COPY TO BE SENT. THE TWR WAS CLOSED AND THERE WAS NO MENTION OF RWY CLOSURES ON THE ATIS FREQ EITHER, SO WE ELECTED TO TAXI TO THE RWY THAT WAS THE MOST FAVORED BY THE WINDS. IN THIS CASE, IT WAS RWY 25R. IT WAS ONLY AFTER WE TOOK OFF AND I WAS ORGANIZING THE CHARTS THAT I NOTICED THE NOTES ABOUT RWY CLOSURES. WHEN WE REVIEWED THE DEP PROC BEFORE TKOF I SAW THE RWY NOTES, BUT ALL I NOTICED WERE ITEMS PERTAINING TO ACFT WTS, LIGHTS, AND NOISE ABATEMENT INFO. I NEVER NOTICED THE INFO ABOUT RWY CLOSURES AND IT NEVER CROSSED MY MIND THAT A RWY WOULD BE CLOSED WITHOUT A NOTAM OR NOTE ON THE ATIS. A FACTOR WAS THE DIFFICULTY IN READING THE FAXED CHARTS AND FATIGUE. I WOULD SUGGEST NOTING THE RWY CLOSURES ON THE ATIS SO THE INFO IS NOT SO OBSCURE AND EASILY OVERLOOKED.

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.