Narrative:

I was departing eat mar/xa/99 at XA30. I am familiar with the airport and the usual runway is runway 30. Runway 25/7 is usually not used. The wind favored runway 30 and I elected to depart at intersection east. On taxi, I noticed a pick-up with some workers in it parked between the runway and the taxiway. After liftoff and during departure, another aircraft asked if we knew that runway 30 was closed. We did not, and only then noticed the X's on the ends which we didn't see as we made an intersection takeoff. There were no X's at the intxns and nothing on AWOS. The workers in the pick-up just watched us taxi by, seemingly unconcerned. There was no other problem, but next time I'll probably check closer on NOTAMS and go to the end of the runway for takeoff.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C206 TOOK OFF ON A CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: I WAS DEPARTING EAT MAR/XA/99 AT XA30. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT AND THE USUAL RWY IS RWY 30. RWY 25/7 IS USUALLY NOT USED. THE WIND FAVORED RWY 30 AND I ELECTED TO DEPART AT INTXN E. ON TAXI, I NOTICED A PICK-UP WITH SOME WORKERS IN IT PARKED BTWN THE RWY AND THE TXWY. AFTER LIFTOFF AND DURING DEP, ANOTHER ACFT ASKED IF WE KNEW THAT RWY 30 WAS CLOSED. WE DID NOT, AND ONLY THEN NOTICED THE X'S ON THE ENDS WHICH WE DIDN'T SEE AS WE MADE AN INTXN TKOF. THERE WERE NO X'S AT THE INTXNS AND NOTHING ON AWOS. THE WORKERS IN THE PICK-UP JUST WATCHED US TAXI BY, SEEMINGLY UNCONCERNED. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROB, BUT NEXT TIME I'LL PROBABLY CHK CLOSER ON NOTAMS AND GO TO THE END OF THE RWY FOR TKOF.

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.