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Pilot reported taking off in the wrong runway direction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1747136 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 8 Flight Crew Total 387 Flight Crew Type 216 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
I accidentally took off on runway xy instead of runway yx. I was holding short of xx/xy at intersection B. I was cleared to take off; and thought I need to double check the runway because this takeoff intersection is unusual as my plane is stored at the FBO on the other side of the runway. When I was cleared to takeoff; ZZZ also had a much larger plane cleared to taxi to yx. I usually try to be curious to the larger aircraft at ZZZ because we have a large diversity of operators and types at this airport. I didn't double check my heading with the runway as I normally do because I 'self-rushed' even though there was no need to have hurried. I think I subconsciously took the clue from the yx-xy runway identifier sign and turned towards the yx numbers which instruct the pilot what direction to turn to get to the yx approach end. This had me turned around. I caught my own mistake once airborne. At that time I apologized to the tower controller and asked how I should maneuver to fix my mistake. I will also say that currency and proficiency may be an issue here. Normally by this time of year I would have had over to 20 hours under my belt; because of covid-19; I only had 8.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported taking off in the wrong runway direction.
Narrative: I accidentally took off on Runway XY instead of Runway YX. I was holding short of XX/XY at intersection B. I was cleared to take off; and thought I need to double check the runway because this takeoff intersection is unusual as my plane is stored at the FBO on the other side of the runway. When I was cleared to takeoff; ZZZ also had a much larger plane cleared to taxi to YX. I usually try to be curious to the larger aircraft at ZZZ because we have a large diversity of operators and types at this airport. I didn't double check my heading with the runway as I normally do because I 'self-rushed' even though there was no need to have hurried. I think I subconsciously took the clue from the YX-XY runway identifier sign and turned towards the YX numbers which instruct the pilot what direction to turn to get to the YX approach end. This had me turned around. I caught my own mistake once airborne. At that time I apologized to the Tower Controller and asked how I should maneuver to fix my mistake. I will also say that currency and proficiency may be an issue here. Normally by this time of year I would have had over to 20 hours under my belt; Because of COVID-19; I only had 8.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.