Small aircraft pilot departs without tower contact. Temporary tower active.

Attributes
ACN	284390
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : l66
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 300
ASRS Report	284390
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Announced departure on unicom and started rolling, was advised on unicom that a temporary tower was in operation. Too late to call tower so continued takeoff end of story. Ps: when temporary tower is in operation, make a sign at runup to advise departing sky gods.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT DEPARTS WITHOUT TWR CONTACT. TEMPORARY TWR ACTIVE.

Narrative: ANNOUNCED DEP ON UNICOM AND STARTED ROLLING, WAS ADVISED ON UNICOM THAT A TEMPORARY TWR WAS IN OP. TOO LATE TO CALL TWR SO CONTINUED TKOF END OF STORY. PS: WHEN TEMPORARY TWR IS IN OP, MAKE A SIGN AT RUNUP TO ADVISE DEPARTING SKY GODS.

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.