Runway light outage -- cpr flight crew took off at dusk with runway lights out.

Attributes
ACN	297826
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fty
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fty
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	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11700
ASRS Report	297826
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Last NOTAM received runway lights 8-26 available step 3. At XA10 local advised runway lights 8-26 OTS. At XB15 local executed takeoff in dusk conditions. Tower clearance received stated proceed at own discretion. Other runway was too short for required takeoff distance of approximately 4400 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY LIGHT OUTAGE -- CPR FLC TOOK OFF AT DUSK WITH RWY LIGHTS OUT.

Narrative: LAST NOTAM RECEIVED RWY LIGHTS 8-26 AVAILABLE STEP 3. AT XA10 LCL ADVISED RWY LIGHTS 8-26 OTS. AT XB15 LCL EXECUTED TKOF IN DUSK CONDITIONS. TWR CLRNC RECEIVED STATED PROCEED AT OWN DISCRETION. OTHER RWY WAS TOO SHORT FOR REQUIRED TKOF DISTANCE OF APPROX 4400 FT.

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.