Small aircraft takeoff on a taxiway 40 degree right of the correct runway 32.

Attributes
ACN	185102
Time
Date	199107
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bak
State Reference	IN
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 ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 115 flight time type : 41
ASRS Report	185102
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other 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:

Pilot received takeoff clearance for runway 32. Pilot taxied past runway 32 sign, turned left and takeoff on taxiway, never seeing runway 32 until airborne. No traffic was in area at the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TKOF ON A TAXIWAY 40 DEG R OF THE CORRECT RWY 32.

Narrative: PLT RECEIVED TKOF CLRNC FOR RWY 32. PLT TAXIED PAST RWY 32 SIGN, TURNED L AND TKOF ON TAXIWAY, NEVER SEEING RWY 32 UNTIL AIRBORNE. NO TFC WAS IN AREA AT THE TIME.

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.