<< >> NASA ASRS Report 514873, June 2001

A PA23 pilot took off from a non control tower airport that had been closed due to a landing incident.

Attributes
ACN	514873
Time
Date	200106
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lnc.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	514873
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While I was at the propeller shop, an airplane landed with a gear malfunction and slid to the left (east) of runway 13. When the airplane I was picking up became ready, I started and ran it up then decided to go. By the time I initiated the takeoff, the plane was still off the runway and there was a fuel truck next to it. I did a short field takeoff and stayed well clear of the accident. When I landed at my destination, I found out the airport had been closed. I called the lancaster airport and spoke with airport authority/authorized to whom I apologized. Had I turned on my radio, I could have been notified before departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA23 PLT TOOK OFF FROM A NON CTL TWR ARPT THAT HAD BEEN CLOSED DUE TO A LNDG INCIDENT.

Narrative: WHILE I WAS AT THE PROP SHOP, AN AIRPLANE LANDED WITH A GEAR MALFUNCTION AND SLID TO THE L (E) OF RWY 13. WHEN THE AIRPLANE I WAS PICKING UP BECAME READY, I STARTED AND RAN IT UP THEN DECIDED TO GO. BY THE TIME I INITIATED THE TKOF, THE PLANE WAS STILL OFF THE RWY AND THERE WAS A FUEL TRUCK NEXT TO IT. I DID A SHORT FIELD TKOF AND STAYED WELL CLR OF THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I LANDED AT MY DEST, I FOUND OUT THE ARPT HAD BEEN CLOSED. I CALLED THE LANCASTER ARPT AND SPOKE WITH ARPT AUTH TO WHOM I APOLOGIZED. HAD I TURNED ON MY RADIO, I COULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BEFORE DEP.

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.