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Instrument panel light failure caused pilot to turn from runway heading immediately after takeoff. This caused local controller to think he had taken off from the left runway which is closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 227685 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199211 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stt |
| State Reference | VI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stt |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 227685 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
I was cleared ofr takeoff on runway 28, I then taxied my airplane into position and lined up on runway 28. 5-10 seconds later, flight was rolling on runway 28 for takeoff. After I was airborne, a few seconds later electrical power to the left instrument flight panel lights failed, leaving the panel in a complete blackout, except for the right panel lights and engine instrument lights. Shortly after, the tower controller notified me that I had taken off from the closed runway. This runway is in the final stage of being completed. I got nervous and my flight became erratic more than before under the circumstances. It is a fact that after I lost instrument panel lights, I also lost directional reference since I was taking off into the ocean. I am convinced that my flight path veered to the left, taking me over the closed runway that is about 50 ft maximum space apart from the runway that is presently being used, runway 28R. I continued flight using the right instrument flight panel as a reference.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INST PANEL LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED PLT TO TURN FROM RWY HDG IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF. THIS CAUSED LCL CTLR TO THINK HE HAD TAKEN OFF FROM THE L RWY WHICH IS CLOSED.
Narrative: I WAS CLRED OFR TKOF ON RWY 28, I THEN TAXIED MY AIRPLANE INTO POS AND LINED UP ON RWY 28. 5-10 SECONDS LATER, FLT WAS ROLLING ON RWY 28 FOR TKOF. AFTER I WAS AIRBORNE, A FEW SECONDS LATER ELECTRICAL PWR TO THE L INST FLT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED, LEAVING THE PANEL IN A COMPLETE BLACKOUT, EXCEPT FOR THE R PANEL LIGHTS AND ENG INST LIGHTS. SHORTLY AFTER, THE TWR CTLR NOTIFIED ME THAT I HAD TAKEN OFF FROM THE CLOSED RWY. THIS RWY IS IN THE FINAL STAGE OF BEING COMPLETED. I GOT NERVOUS AND MY FLT BECAME ERRATIC MORE THAN BEFORE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IT IS A FACT THAT AFTER I LOST INST PANEL LIGHTS, I ALSO LOST DIRECTIONAL REF SINCE I WAS TAKING OFF INTO THE OCEAN. I AM CONVINCED THAT MY FLT PATH VEERED TO THE L, TAKING ME OVER THE CLOSED RWY THAT IS ABOUT 50 FT MAX SPACE APART FROM THE RWY THAT IS PRESENTLY BEING USED, RWY 28R. I CONTINUED FLT USING THE R INST FLT PANEL AS A REF.
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.