Air carrier mdt flight crew performs takeoff on closed runway at non tower airport unicom.

Attributes
ACN	252087
Time
Date	199309
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : brl
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	252087
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

On sep/sun/93 crew departed main ramp area at brl. We taxied to and departed from runway 18, which was a closed runway at the time. On takeoff, the only thing observed on the runway was a small, yellow circular area approximately 2000-3000 ft from the end of the displaced threshold of runway 18 (crew departed from the displaced threshold). No further incident occurred. Contributing factors: failure of crew to thoroughly review the local NOTAMS for the airport. Inadequate markings for a closed runway, should be 'no doubt' that runway is closed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MDT FLC PERFORMS TKOF ON CLOSED RWY AT NON TWR ARPT UNICOM.

Narrative: ON SEP/SUN/93 CREW DEPARTED MAIN RAMP AREA AT BRL. WE TAXIED TO AND DEPARTED FROM RWY 18, WHICH WAS A CLOSED RWY AT THE TIME. ON TKOF, THE ONLY THING OBSERVED ON THE RWY WAS A SMALL, YELLOW CIRCULAR AREA APPROX 2000-3000 FT FROM THE END OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF RWY 18 (CREW DEPARTED FROM THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD). NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FAILURE OF CREW TO THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE LCL NOTAMS FOR THE ARPT. INADEQUATE MARKINGS FOR A CLOSED RWY, SHOULD BE 'NO DOUBT' THAT RWY IS CLOSED.

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.