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A tower local controller and supervisor reported an aircraft took off from a taxiway instead of a runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1510560 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PIT.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Diamond Jet Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 4 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Supervisor / CIC |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 14 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
I was working local 1. I cleared [the aircraft] for takeoff. It was dark out. [The aircraft] took off of a taxiway. I coordinated with ground control and told the tower supervisor that the aircraft was taking off of a taxiway. We all decided the safest thing to do was to allow the aircraft to continue. I think it is was just a pilot deviation. Everyone makes mistakes. It was dark and that affected the pilot and I from noticing it sooner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Tower Local Controller and Supervisor reported an aircraft took off from a taxiway instead of a runway.
Narrative: I was working local 1. I cleared [the aircraft] for takeoff. It was dark out. [The aircraft] took off of a taxiway. I coordinated with ground control and told the tower supervisor that the aircraft was taking off of a taxiway. We all decided the safest thing to do was to allow the aircraft to continue. I think it is was just a pilot deviation. Everyone makes mistakes. It was dark and that affected the pilot and I from noticing it sooner.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.