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PA28 pilot thought the tower at luk was closed. He took off without contacting the tower for clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 537822 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : luk.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground : parked ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 537822 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry ground encounters other incursion : runway incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I took off from ZZZ, us, and contacted lunken tower shortly after takeoff. Tower cleared me to land on runway 21R, then I asked for a progressive taxi. I was on the ground for about 30 mins for refueling, and I checked the ATIS information before taxiing. I then tried to contact ground before leaving the ramp. I had no response from ground, so I attempted to contact tower. When I could not establish communication, I concluded that tower was closed. At the airport that I have most of my experience with, the tower closes at XA00, so I was not surprised that I was unable to contact lunken tower. I see now that I jumped to a conclusion, but at the time, it seemed like a logical choice. I decided to taxi to runway 21R, do a runup, take off and proceed northbound.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 PLT THOUGHT THE TWR AT LUK WAS CLOSED. HE TOOK OFF WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR FOR CLRNC.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM ZZZ, US, AND CONTACTED LUNKEN TWR SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 21R, THEN I ASKED FOR A PROGRESSIVE TAXI. I WAS ON THE GND FOR ABOUT 30 MINS FOR REFUELING, AND I CHKED THE ATIS INFO BEFORE TAXIING. I THEN TRIED TO CONTACT GND BEFORE LEAVING THE RAMP. I HAD NO RESPONSE FROM GND, SO I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT TWR. WHEN I COULD NOT ESTABLISH COM, I CONCLUDED THAT TWR WAS CLOSED. AT THE ARPT THAT I HAVE MOST OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH, THE TWR CLOSES AT XA00, SO I WAS NOT SURPRISED THAT I WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT LUNKEN TWR. I SEE NOW THAT I JUMPED TO A CONCLUSION, BUT AT THE TIME, IT SEEMED LIKE A LOGICAL CHOICE. I DECIDED TO TAXI TO RWY 21R, DO A RUNUP, TAKE OFF AND PROCEED NBOUND.
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.