A corporate medium large transport crew on a training flight took off from a runway that was closed.

Attributes
ACN	237978
Time
Date	199304
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 452 flight time total : 7725 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	237978
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	239979
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed grr runway 8R with lights on. However, when we turned base leg for landing we noticed lights were out, we started a go around when airport police told us the runway was closed. We had 4 crew members in the cockpit that saw lights on at takeoff. We believed the lights were turned off after takeoff. The airport police later went to the tower and turned the lights back on and advised that the runway was now clear of workers. We then landed. Supplemental information from acn 237979: taxied out and took off at XA18 am. All lights on runway were normal. On turning final there were no lights in sight at all. Turns out runway was notamed closed at XB00 am.!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CORPORATE MLG CREW ON A TRAINING FLT TOOK OFF FROM A RWY THAT WAS CLOSED.

Narrative: DEPARTED GRR RWY 8R WITH LIGHTS ON. HOWEVER, WHEN WE TURNED BASE LEG FOR LNDG WE NOTICED LIGHTS WERE OUT, WE STARTED A GAR WHEN ARPT POLICE TOLD US THE RWY WAS CLOSED. WE HAD 4 CREW MEMBERS IN THE COCKPIT THAT SAW LIGHTS ON AT TKOF. WE BELIEVED THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AFTER TKOF. THE ARPT POLICE LATER WENT TO THE TWR AND TURNED THE LIGHTS BACK ON AND ADVISED THAT THE RWY WAS NOW CLR OF WORKERS. WE THEN LANDED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 237979: TAXIED OUT AND TOOK OFF AT XA18 AM. ALL LIGHTS ON RWY WERE NORMAL. ON TURNING FINAL THERE WERE NO LIGHTS IN SIGHT AT ALL. TURNS OUT RWY WAS NOTAMED CLOSED AT XB00 AM.!

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.