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Cpr pilot of small transport taxies without clearance believing that the tower is closed. After announcing takeoff, tower gives clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mrb |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 381210 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taxied from ramp to what was active runway according to windsock (runway 35). Did pre-takeoff checklist and called over unicom that I was departing runway 35. Tower called and said cleared for takeoff runway 35. I acknowledged and departed. After, I asked the tower when they opened and he informed me of the hours of operation. I had landed at mrb earlier (approximately 1 1/2 hours) before the tower opened. I couldn't figure out why I had brain fade and thought the tower was closed. I operate in and out of mrb 3 times a week. My only answer is fatigue. I had flown 10 days in a row with 1 duty day of 16 hours. I truly believe my body needed to rest and I had ignored the signs to complete my busy schedule. In the future I will use a relief pilot and insist that I take a day off. My boss and passenger are better off with an unfamiliar part-time pilot than a dangerously fatigued pilot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CPR PLT OF SMT TAXIES WITHOUT CLRNC BELIEVING THAT THE TWR IS CLOSED. AFTER ANNOUNCING TKOF, TWR GIVES CLRNC.
Narrative: TAXIED FROM RAMP TO WHAT WAS ACTIVE RWY ACCORDING TO WINDSOCK (RWY 35). DID PRE-TKOF CHKLIST AND CALLED OVER UNICOM THAT I WAS DEPARTING RWY 35. TWR CALLED AND SAID CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 35. I ACKNOWLEDGED AND DEPARTED. AFTER, I ASKED THE TWR WHEN THEY OPENED AND HE INFORMED ME OF THE HRS OF OP. I HAD LANDED AT MRB EARLIER (APPROX 1 1/2 HRS) BEFORE THE TWR OPENED. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY I HAD BRAIN FADE AND THOUGHT THE TWR WAS CLOSED. I OPERATE IN AND OUT OF MRB 3 TIMES A WK. MY ONLY ANSWER IS FATIGUE. I HAD FLOWN 10 DAYS IN A ROW WITH 1 DUTY DAY OF 16 HRS. I TRULY BELIEVE MY BODY NEEDED TO REST AND I HAD IGNORED THE SIGNS TO COMPLETE MY BUSY SCHEDULE. IN THE FUTURE I WILL USE A RELIEF PLT AND INSIST THAT I TAKE A DAY OFF. MY BOSS AND PAX ARE BETTER OFF WITH AN UNFAMILIAR PART-TIME PLT THAN A DANGEROUSLY FATIGUED PLT.
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.