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Beech 33 pilot attempts to take off at night from lal. He is stopped by security and notified that it is notamed illegal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 693227 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lal.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1290 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 693227 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| 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 |
Narrative:
Flew to lal. After the event; several aircraft started up; taxied out and departed. When I taxied along to catch up; all access points to the runway had cones blocking access to the runway. I tried different points with no success. I called on the ground frequency for advisories; but got no response. I made my way back to the threshold of runway 27L where I was met by a very upset airport security person. Security advised me that no aircraft operation was allowed where I was after sunset. I asked about the other aircraft and was told they departed illegally from the south side of the field. 'It is in the NOTAM;' security exclaimed. Since I had never departed after dark from lal; I assumed it was ok. After much apologies and admitting to not reading the NOTAM completely; I was allowed to drag the aircraft across to the north side and depart legally. Moral of the story: 1) don't assume anything no matter how often you have made the trip. 2) read the NOTAM completely; not just what you think you might need. 3) be nice to airport security (especially when you are wrong). 4) read the NOTAM again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BEECH 33 PLT ATTEMPTS TO TAKE OFF AT NIGHT FROM LAL. HE IS STOPPED BY SECURITY AND NOTIFIED THAT IT IS NOTAMED ILLEGAL.
Narrative: FLEW TO LAL. AFTER THE EVENT; SEVERAL ACFT STARTED UP; TAXIED OUT AND DEPARTED. WHEN I TAXIED ALONG TO CATCH UP; ALL ACCESS POINTS TO THE RWY HAD CONES BLOCKING ACCESS TO THE RWY. I TRIED DIFFERENT POINTS WITH NO SUCCESS. I CALLED ON THE GND FREQ FOR ADVISORIES; BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. I MADE MY WAY BACK TO THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 27L WHERE I WAS MET BY A VERY UPSET ARPT SECURITY PERSON. SECURITY ADVISED ME THAT NO ACFT OPERATION WAS ALLOWED WHERE I WAS AFTER SUNSET. I ASKED ABOUT THE OTHER ACFT AND WAS TOLD THEY DEPARTED ILLEGALLY FROM THE S SIDE OF THE FIELD. 'IT IS IN THE NOTAM;' SECURITY EXCLAIMED. SINCE I HAD NEVER DEPARTED AFTER DARK FROM LAL; I ASSUMED IT WAS OK. AFTER MUCH APOLOGIES AND ADMITTING TO NOT READING THE NOTAM COMPLETELY; I WAS ALLOWED TO DRAG THE ACFT ACROSS TO THE N SIDE AND DEPART LEGALLY. MORAL OF THE STORY: 1) DON'T ASSUME ANYTHING NO MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU HAVE MADE THE TRIP. 2) READ THE NOTAM COMPLETELY; NOT JUST WHAT YOU THINK YOU MIGHT NEED. 3) BE NICE TO ARPT SECURITY (ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE WRONG). 4) READ THE NOTAM AGAIN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.