GA small aircraft made a takeoff from a closed airport. The airport was notamed closed.

Attributes
ACN	186937
Time
Date	199108
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bid
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3700
ASRS Report	186937
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was stuck on block island after a hurricane. I was also due to report for work that night on the mainland. After discussing with my chief pilot, I departed 3ID airport even though it had been notamed closed. The hurricane had passed through and the WX was good VFR with gusty winds. My question is that although an uncontrolled airport is notamed closed, if the runway is clear and all regulations are obeyed with, is it legal to depart? I decided that it was both safe and legal to depart since a NOTAM is not a regulatory rule. Furthermore, the airport is uncontrolled and it is the pilot's responsibility to determine the safety of the operation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA MADE A TKOF FROM A CLOSED ARPT. THE ARPT WAS NOTAMED CLOSED.

Narrative: I WAS STUCK ON BLOCK ISLAND AFTER A HURRICANE. I WAS ALSO DUE TO RPT FOR WORK THAT NIGHT ON THE MAINLAND. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH MY CHIEF PLT, I DEPARTED 3ID ARPT EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN NOTAMED CLOSED. THE HURRICANE HAD PASSED THROUGH AND THE WX WAS GOOD VFR WITH GUSTY WINDS. MY QUESTION IS THAT ALTHOUGH AN UNCTLED ARPT IS NOTAMED CLOSED, IF THE RWY IS CLR AND ALL REGS ARE OBEYED WITH, IS IT LEGAL TO DEPART? I DECIDED THAT IT WAS BOTH SAFE AND LEGAL TO DEPART SINCE A NOTAM IS NOT A REGULATORY RULE. FURTHERMORE, THE ARPT IS UNCTLED AND IT IS THE PLT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE THE SAFETY OF THE OP.

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.