PIC of corp be-90 makes wrong runway takeoff at mem. Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	260492
Time
Date	199401
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iad
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
ASRS Report	260492
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	260594
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were holding in position for takeoff on runway 27 at mem when the tower cleared king air for takeoff on runway 27 from the intersection. Tower told him that there was a heavy jet holding and would continue to hold for him. We observed the king air's landing lights coming toward us but I assumed he was going to turn around after taxiing for more runway, but was amazed when he became airborne heading right for us! He lifted off approximately 3000 ft in front of us and was about 200 ft high when the tower told him to make an immediate left turn as he had been cleared for takeoff on runway 27, not runway 9. The king air passed about 400 ft over and 100 ft north of our position. Supplemental information from acn 260598: I asked mem ground to takeoff on runway 27 (the runway that I landed on) at intersection C. I thought I said runway 9 and 'C.' mem tower cleared me for takeoff on runway at intersection C. Again, I was thinking about runway 9. I was also told a dc-10 would hold on runway 27 for me to takeoff. It was over 6000 ft from intersection C. I took off on runway 9 over the dc-10 the way I thought I was cleared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIC OF CORP BE-90 MAKES WRONG RWY TKOF AT MEM. NMAC.

Narrative: WE WERE HOLDING IN POS FOR TKOF ON RWY 27 AT MEM WHEN THE TWR CLRED KING AIR FOR TKOF ON RWY 27 FROM THE INTXN. TWR TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A HVY JET HOLDING AND WOULD CONTINUE TO HOLD FOR HIM. WE OBSERVED THE KING AIR'S LNDG LIGHTS COMING TOWARD US BUT I ASSUMED HE WAS GOING TO TURN AROUND AFTER TAXIING FOR MORE RWY, BUT WAS AMAZED WHEN HE BECAME AIRBORNE HEADING RIGHT FOR US! HE LIFTED OFF APPROX 3000 FT IN FRONT OF US AND WAS ABOUT 200 FT HIGH WHEN THE TWR TOLD HIM TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE L TURN AS HE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 27, NOT RWY 9. THE KING AIR PASSED ABOUT 400 FT OVER AND 100 FT N OF OUR POS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 260598: I ASKED MEM GND TO TKOF ON RWY 27 (THE RWY THAT I LANDED ON) AT INTXN C. I THOUGHT I SAID RWY 9 AND 'C.' MEM TWR CLRED ME FOR TKOF ON RWY AT INTXN C. AGAIN, I WAS THINKING ABOUT RWY 9. I WAS ALSO TOLD A DC-10 WOULD HOLD ON RWY 27 FOR ME TO TKOF. IT WAS OVER 6000 FT FROM INTXN C. I TOOK OFF ON RWY 9 OVER THE DC-10 THE WAY I THOUGHT I WAS CLRED.

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.