Small aircraft pilot departed on closed runway. Violated noise abatement procedures.

Attributes
ACN	134563
Time
Date	199001
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 400
ASRS Report	134563
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed on runway 30 lgb after tower was closed. The airport is very complicated and I was afraid to try to taxi back to runway 30 west/O 'progressive taxiing' from ground control for fear of taxiing across an active runway. I departed from a runway (25L) that I was very familiar with. The next day I asked my flight instrument about it. I was then informed that I 1) violated noise abatement procedures, and 2) departed from a closed runway. There was no indication from ATIS of closed and active runways.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT DEPARTED ON CLOSED RWY. VIOLATED NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 30 LGB AFTER TWR WAS CLOSED. THE ARPT IS VERY COMPLICATED AND I WAS AFRAID TO TRY TO TAXI BACK TO RWY 30 W/O 'PROGRESSIVE TAXIING' FROM GND CTL FOR FEAR OF TAXIING ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY. I DEPARTED FROM A RWY (25L) THAT I WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH. THE NEXT DAY I ASKED MY FLT INSTR ABOUT IT. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT I 1) VIOLATED NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS, AND 2) DEPARTED FROM A CLOSED RWY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM ATIS OF CLOSED AND ACTIVE RWYS.

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.