Pilot of small aircraft takeoff wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	185632
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ggg
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 97
ASRS Report	185632
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground control gave clearance to taxi to taxiway H and hold short 17. I asked for taxi following since this was not an airport I knew. This he did and I held short until he gave me a clearance to proceed and takeoff. I did not realize this was to be an intersection takeoff so I taxied onto the runway and took off. I did not realize that I was on 13 until I was airborne and the tower asked if I knew I had left from 13 instead of 17. Before taxiing onto the runway I changed to departure control as instructed by ground. To avoid this kind of mix-up I believe it would help if the controller would say runway intersection takeoff. This would be more helpful to pilots who ask for directions. This is not meant to blame the controller who did what he was required to do.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA TKOF WRONG RWY.

Narrative: GND CTL GAVE CLRNC TO TAXI TO TAXIWAY H AND HOLD SHORT 17. I ASKED FOR TAXI FOLLOWING SINCE THIS WAS NOT AN ARPT I KNEW. THIS HE DID AND I HELD SHORT UNTIL HE GAVE ME A CLRNC TO PROCEED AND TKOF. I DID NOT REALIZE THIS WAS TO BE AN INTXN TKOF SO I TAXIED ONTO THE RWY AND TOOK OFF. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I WAS ON 13 UNTIL I WAS AIRBORNE AND THE TWR ASKED IF I KNEW I HAD LEFT FROM 13 INSTEAD OF 17. BEFORE TAXIING ONTO THE RWY I CHANGED TO DEP CTL AS INSTRUCTED BY GND. TO AVOID THIS KIND OF MIX-UP I BELIEVE IT WOULD HELP IF THE CTLR WOULD SAY RWY INTXN TKOF. THIS WOULD BE MORE HELPFUL TO PLTS WHO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS. THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BLAME THE CTLR WHO DID WHAT HE WAS REQUIRED TO DO.

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.