Charter small transport started to takeoff on a taxiway. Takeoff abort.

Attributes
ACN	121198
Time
Date	198908
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tul
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	121198
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First day on new job, I was cleared to taxi to runway 17 for takeoff. I taxied east off of ramp. I then was not sure of my exact position and thought I might have taxied onto runway 35. I advised tower I needed progress taxi and where I thought I was. They then cleared me for an immediate takeoff. I taxied onto what I thought was 35, and began my takeoff roll, and realized there were green lights that ended up ahead. I began to shutdown the aircraft. Tower then realized the mistake, warned me of the situation, and advised me to stop. As I slowed I rolled off the ramp and onto grass. I then taxied back, checked my aircraft and got new clrncs for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER SMT STARTED TO TKOF ON A TXWY. TKOF ABORT.

Narrative: FIRST DAY ON NEW JOB, I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 17 FOR TKOF. I TAXIED E OFF OF RAMP. I THEN WAS NOT SURE OF MY EXACT POS AND THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE TAXIED ONTO RWY 35. I ADVISED TWR I NEEDED PROGRESS TAXI AND WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS. THEY THEN CLRED ME FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF. I TAXIED ONTO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 35, AND BEGAN MY TKOF ROLL, AND REALIZED THERE WERE GREEN LIGHTS THAT ENDED UP AHEAD. I BEGAN TO SHUTDOWN THE ACFT. TWR THEN REALIZED THE MISTAKE, WARNED ME OF THE SITUATION, AND ADVISED ME TO STOP. AS I SLOWED I ROLLED OFF THE RAMP AND ONTO GRASS. I THEN TAXIED BACK, CHKED MY ACFT AND GOT NEW CLRNCS FOR TKOF.

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.