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The pilot of a C180 elected to depart from the taxiway rather than a crosswind runway since the runway aligned with the prevailing wind was closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1119648 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201310 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 11000 Flight Crew Type 187 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Due to strong and gusting wind; [I] departed from the taxiway instead of the crosswind runway. Runway 16/34 was closed and the taxiway was into the wind. The wind was approx 15-21 KTS out of 180. The crosswind runway is 24/6. I taxied approximately 1;000 ft down the taxiway; stated my intentions on unicom; checked for traffic and obstacles and then departed with no problems. The only other traffic at the airport was on the ramp 1;800 ft behind me; starting up his plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a C180 elected to depart from the taxiway rather than a crosswind runway since the runway aligned with the prevailing wind was closed.
Narrative: Due to strong and gusting wind; [I] departed from the taxiway instead of the crosswind runway. Runway 16/34 was closed and the taxiway was into the wind. The wind was approx 15-21 KTS out of 180. The crosswind runway is 24/6. I taxied approximately 1;000 FT down the taxiway; stated my intentions on Unicom; checked for traffic and obstacles and then departed with no problems. The only other traffic at the airport was on the ramp 1;800 FT behind me; starting up his plane.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.