Narrative:

Prior to XA00 I attempted to contact tower, but did not receive a reply. I taxied from ramp to the tower terminal building and stopped for breakfast. The cafe was not open for business so I decided to eat at my destination. I again made an effort to contact pwa tower and got no answer. I taxied to runway and made the run-up, cleared the area, announced my intentions and proceeded with takeoff roll, into slightly hazy, but otherwise beautiful morning sky. The pwa tower facility is part time and operates from XA00 to XO00 daily. I believed that I was well out of that time frame and that the airfield was uncontrolled airspace. Charges indicated that I departed at XA05 without clearance. I am informed as to class C airspace protocol and had no intention of deviating from the rules and violating pilot privilege.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT TAKES OFF PRIOR TO RECEIVING CLRNC FROM CLASS D, PWA ARPT, JUST AS TWR WAS OPENING.

Narrative: PRIOR TO XA00 I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT TWR, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A REPLY. I TAXIED FROM RAMP TO THE TWR TERMINAL BUILDING AND STOPPED FOR BREAKFAST. THE CAFE WAS NOT OPEN FOR BUSINESS SO I DECIDED TO EAT AT MY DEST. I AGAIN MADE AN EFFORT TO CONTACT PWA TWR AND GOT NO ANSWER. I TAXIED TO RWY AND MADE THE RUN-UP, CLRED THE AREA, ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS AND PROCEEDED WITH TKOF ROLL, INTO SLIGHTLY HAZY, BUT OTHERWISE BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKY. THE PWA TWR FACILITY IS PART TIME AND OPERATES FROM XA00 TO XO00 DAILY. I BELIEVED THAT I WAS WELL OUT OF THAT TIME FRAME AND THAT THE AIRFIELD WAS UNCTLED AIRSPACE. CHARGES INDICATED THAT I DEPARTED AT XA05 WITHOUT CLRNC. I AM INFORMED AS TO CLASS C AIRSPACE PROTOCOL AND HAD NO INTENTION OF DEVIATING FROM THE RULES AND VIOLATING PLT PRIVILEGE.

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.