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Flight crew of commuter air carrier departs runway 17 at hou when they were cleared to takeoff on runway 12R.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 182481 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 285 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 182481 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were about 400 pounds under gross, the temperature was 95 degrees, so we requested runway 12R for departure. The tower cleared us into position and hold runway 12R, we were running checklist, I taxied onto 17 at that time the tower cleared us for takeoff. About 500' down runway 17 the controller said, 'you're on runway 17 but that's ok, you're cleared for takeoff.' to our knowledge there was no conflict, the departure was normal and nothing else was said. I was the captain and accept full responsibility for the occurrence. Our airline is in chapter 11 and all pilots are flying an average of 90 plus hours per month with 8 days off and no schedules. Everyone is fatigued and 'burned out.' I know the FAA says its legal to work these schedules but they are not the ones flying them. As I have written to you before I think the duty regulation under far 135 should be changed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Callback was placed in conjunction with structured callback project on runway incursions. Reporter emphasized that his company's financial straights have put a lot of pressure on all the employees through excessively long work days and resultant fatigue. Reporter would like to see the FAA duty time rules modified, as he feels that companies take undue advantage of their employees under the current set of rules.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF COMMUTER ACR DEPARTS RWY 17 AT HOU WHEN THEY WERE CLEARED TO TKOF ON RWY 12R.
Narrative: WE WERE ABOUT 400 LBS UNDER GROSS, THE TEMP WAS 95 DEGS, SO WE REQUESTED RWY 12R FOR DEP. THE TWR CLRED US INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 12R, WE WERE RUNNING CHKLIST, I TAXIED ONTO 17 AT THAT TIME THE TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF. ABOUT 500' DOWN RWY 17 THE CTLR SAID, 'YOU'RE ON RWY 17 BUT THAT'S OK, YOU'RE CLRED FOR TKOF.' TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THERE WAS NO CONFLICT, THE DEP WAS NORMAL AND NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID. I WAS THE CAPT AND ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OCCURRENCE. OUR AIRLINE IS IN CHAPTER 11 AND ALL PLTS ARE FLYING AN AVERAGE OF 90 PLUS HRS PER MONTH WITH 8 DAYS OFF AND NO SCHEDULES. EVERYONE IS FATIGUED AND 'BURNED OUT.' I KNOW THE FAA SAYS ITS LEGAL TO WORK THESE SCHEDULES BUT THEY ARE NOT THE ONES FLYING THEM. AS I HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU BEFORE I THINK THE DUTY REGULATION UNDER FAR 135 SHOULD BE CHANGED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. CALLBACK WAS PLACED IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRUCTURED CALLBACK PROJECT ON RWY INCURSIONS. RPTR EMPHASIZED THAT HIS COMPANY'S FINANCIAL STRAIGHTS HAVE PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON ALL THE EMPLOYEES THROUGH EXCESSIVELY LONG WORK DAYS AND RESULTANT FATIGUE. RPTR WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FAA DUTY TIME RULES MODIFIED, AS HE FEELS THAT COMPANIES TAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES UNDER THE CURRENT SET OF RULES.
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.