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The reporter corporate pilot part 91 took off not realizing the HIRL runway 12-30 were not on when the tower is closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 279579 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lgb |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ind |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 279579 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Departing lgb runway 30, with the tower closed, I realized after airborne, the runway lights were not on. The threshold is displaced about 1/2 mi and when departing the approach end, as specified by noise abatement procedures (as well as using runway 30 'only' when the tower's closed), I wasn't concerned when the blue lights on each side made it easy to align with the runway. I mistakenly figured the white lights would appear somewhere near rotation or just after.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR CORPORATE PLT PART 91 TOOK OFF NOT REALIZING THE HIRL RWY 12-30 WERE NOT ON WHEN THE TWR IS CLOSED.
Narrative: DEPARTING LGB RWY 30, WITH THE TWR CLOSED, I REALIZED AFTER AIRBORNE, THE RWY LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. THE THRESHOLD IS DISPLACED ABOUT 1/2 MI AND WHEN DEPARTING THE APCH END, AS SPECIFIED BY NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS (AS WELL AS USING RWY 30 'ONLY' WHEN THE TWR'S CLOSED), I WASN'T CONCERNED WHEN THE BLUE LIGHTS ON EACH SIDE MADE IT EASY TO ALIGN WITH THE RWY. I MISTAKENLY FIGURED THE WHITE LIGHTS WOULD APPEAR SOMEWHERE NEAR ROTATION OR JUST AFTER.
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.