<< >> NASA ASRS Report 118619, July 1989

Inexperienced pilot of small aircraft overcome by the events at osh gets confused and may have taken off from wrong runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	118619
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : osh
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 170 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	118619
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Before leaving osh at or about pnp (local time) jul/sun/89, I monitored departure ATIS 128.75. ATIS said IFR traffic was leaving runway 27. VFR departing 18. They were not allowing IFR departures at the present time due to saturation of the system of IFR. From where I was on the airport, I would have to go around or cross runway 27 in order to reach runway 18. I taxied toward runway 27. A controller with 'paddles' asked if IFR or VFR. I indicated VFR. He then flagged me around waiting aircraft (IFR) and I was on the end of runway 27. The next controller flagged me vigorously toward the opposite end of the runway with an upswept motion. I do not know whether or not he thought I was leaving IFR or he was allowing me to depart that runway in order to expedite departures. I avoided all traffic and turned to the heading VFR traffic were departing as soon as practical.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INEXPERIENCED PLT OF SMA OVERCOME BY THE EVENTS AT OSH GETS CONFUSED AND MAY HAVE TAKEN OFF FROM WRONG RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: BEFORE LEAVING OSH AT OR ABOUT PNP (LOCAL TIME) JUL/SUN/89, I MONITORED DEP ATIS 128.75. ATIS SAID IFR TFC WAS LEAVING RWY 27. VFR DEPARTING 18. THEY WERE NOT ALLOWING IFR DEPS AT THE PRESENT TIME DUE TO SATURATION OF THE SYSTEM OF IFR. FROM WHERE I WAS ON THE ARPT, I WOULD HAVE TO GO AROUND OR CROSS RWY 27 IN ORDER TO REACH RWY 18. I TAXIED TOWARD RWY 27. A CTLR WITH 'PADDLES' ASKED IF IFR OR VFR. I INDICATED VFR. HE THEN FLAGGED ME AROUND WAITING ACFT (IFR) AND I WAS ON THE END OF RWY 27. THE NEXT CTLR FLAGGED ME VIGOROUSLY TOWARD THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RWY WITH AN UPSWEPT MOTION. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER OR NOT HE THOUGHT I WAS LEAVING IFR OR HE WAS ALLOWING ME TO DEPART THAT RWY IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE DEPS. I AVOIDED ALL TFC AND TURNED TO THE HDG VFR TFC WERE DEPARTING AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.