Safety Center · Close Calls · NASA ASRS
ACN 521690What the Reporter Described
Report 1 | Narrative: AT APPROX XA15 ON AUG/SAT/01; I DEPARTED SISTER EAGLE AIR (6K5) IN NIGHT CAVU CONDITIONS. THE TKOF WAS UNEVENTFUL ON RWY 2. DURING CLBOUT WHILE MONITORING THE LISTED CTAF; AN UNIDENTIFIED VOICE STATED (TO THE EFFECT) THAT 'THIS ARPT IS CLOSED AT NIGHT.' UPON REF; I CONFIRMED THE ENTRY 'CLOSED NIGHT' WHICH I HAD NOT NOTICED PREVIOUSLY. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. ALTHOUGH THE ARPT IS UNLIGHTED; IT HAS A PAVED RWY WITH CTRLINE STRIPING EASILY VISIBLE. I HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN NIGHT FLYING AND HAVE DEPARTED FROM FIELDS WITHOUT RWY LIGHTING ON MANY OCCASIONS AND DO NOT FEEL THE DEP AFTER DARK WAS UNSAFE.
HOWEVER; MORE CAREFUL REVIEW OF ARPT DATA WOULD HAVE REVEALED THE CLOSURE AND PRECLUDED MY ERROR.
Report 1 | Synopsis: A C210 PLT DEPARTS FROM AN ARPT AT NIGHT WHEN THE ARPT IS CLOSED AT NIGHT.