GA small aircraft started takeoff in the wrong direction from runway intersection. Takeoff aborted a...

Attributes
ACN	121543
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rfd
State Reference	IL
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, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	121543
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On takeoff roll after tower instruction to 'expedite departure' - 'landing aircraft', I inadvertently started takeoff roll heading 180 degree rather than 360 degree, final tower transmission did not give post-departure heading. I saw arriving aircraft over threshold at 50' AGL and I was able to deviate to side of runway before tower instructed to do so. My takeoff roll commenced at intersection so horizontal distance estimated at 1500' from single engine light arriving aircraft. I think my mistake arose from 4 factors: 1) arrival 15 min before on runway 06 conducted in obvious 5-10 KT x-wind from 130-140 degree. B) during taxi clearance ground control had instructed me to proceed across runway 06 but I observed arriving aircraft over threshold 06 which combined ground-tower controller instructed to abort (this shook up me!). C) voices on combined ground-tower frequencys changed frequently during the taxi and departure (controller training?). D) most important factor was this pilot's inattention/distraction aggravated by immediately preceding events and tower failure to give post-takeoff heading (as I remember) in his haste to get me to depart from runway intersection. Give heading to pilot at intersection takeoff clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA STARTED TKOF IN THE WRONG DIRECTION FROM RWY INTXN. TKOF ABORTED AND CLEARED RWY FOR SMA ON SHORT FINAL.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL AFTER TWR INSTRUCTION TO 'EXPEDITE DEP' - 'LNDG ACFT', I INADVERTENTLY STARTED TKOF ROLL HDG 180 DEG RATHER THAN 360 DEG, FINAL TWR XMISSION DID NOT GIVE POST-DEP HDG. I SAW ARRIVING ACFT OVER THRESHOLD AT 50' AGL AND I WAS ABLE TO DEVIATE TO SIDE OF RWY BEFORE TWR INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. MY TKOF ROLL COMMENCED AT INTXN SO HORIZ DISTANCE ESTIMATED AT 1500' FROM SINGLE ENGINE LIGHT ARRIVING ACFT. I THINK MY MISTAKE AROSE FROM 4 FACTORS: 1) ARR 15 MIN BEFORE ON RWY 06 CONDUCTED IN OBVIOUS 5-10 KT X-WIND FROM 130-140 DEG. B) DURING TAXI CLRNC GND CTL HAD INSTRUCTED ME TO PROCEED ACROSS RWY 06 BUT I OBSERVED ARRIVING ACFT OVER THRESHOLD 06 WHICH COMBINED GND-TWR CTLR INSTRUCTED TO ABORT (THIS SHOOK UP ME!). C) VOICES ON COMBINED GND-TWR FREQS CHANGED FREQUENTLY DURING THE TAXI AND DEP (CTLR TRAINING?). D) MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR WAS THIS PLT'S INATTENTION/DISTR AGGRAVATED BY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING EVENTS AND TWR FAILURE TO GIVE POST-TKOF HDG (AS I REMEMBER) IN HIS HASTE TO GET ME TO DEPART FROM RWY INTXN. GIVE HDG TO PLT AT INTXN TKOF CLRNC.

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.

GA small aircraft started takeoff in the wrong direction from runway intersection. Takeoff aborted and cleared runway for small aircraft on short final.