Wrong runway takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	159677
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : foe
State Reference	KS
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, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	159677
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I taxied out and was cleared to depart runway 31 from a midpoint intersection. Instead of turning left to depart 31 I turned right and departed runway 13. I simply misunderstood the clearance for 31 and used 13. The incorrect takeoff direction caused no known conflicts in the airport traffic pattern.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG RWY TKOF.

Narrative: I TAXIED OUT AND WAS CLRED TO DEPART RWY 31 FROM A MIDPOINT INTXN. INSTEAD OF TURNING LEFT TO DEPART 31 I TURNED RIGHT AND DEPARTED RWY 13. I SIMPLY MISUNDERSTOOD THE CLRNC FOR 31 AND USED 13. THE INCORRECT TKOF DIRECTION CAUSED NO KNOWN CONFLICTS IN THE ARPT TFC PATTERN.

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