Deviation from clearance -- air carrier turns the wrong direction on the taxiway and the alert contr...

Attributes
ACN	308680
Time
Date	199506
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 227 flight time total : 10829 flight time type : 4002
ASRS Report	308680
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing out for takeoff on taxiway foxtrot for runway 28L and P intersection takeoff. Tower cleared us for takeoff on runway 28L. I turned left rather then right onto taxiway P which leads to runway 28C. Fortunately pit tower saw our mistake immediately and told us we had turned the wrong way. We stopped short of runway 28C. Tower then cleared us onto runway 28C to do a turn back to runway 28L. Departed on runway 28L as instructed. Problem happened for 3 possible reasons. We were fatigued after being on duty for 8 hours with little time to take a break due to avoiding thunderstorms all day. This was leg #6 for the day. First officer and myself had not operated at pit in quite a while. Nighttime -- dark. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the captain said that he was very fatigued after flying the dehaviland dash 8-100 all day. He said that the crew was not familiar with the airport as they no longer go there as much as they used to in the past. The flight crew was used to working together he said and he attributed the error to the things mentioned in his narrative.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEV FROM CLRNC -- ACR TURNS THE WRONG DIRECTION ON THE TXWY AND THE ALERT CTLR CORRECT THE FLC.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF ON TXWY FOXTROT FOR RWY 28L AND P INTXN TKOF. TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF ON RWY 28L. I TURNED L RATHER THEN R ONTO TXWY P WHICH LEADS TO RWY 28C. FORTUNATELY PIT TWR SAW OUR MISTAKE IMMEDIATELY AND TOLD US WE HAD TURNED THE WRONG WAY. WE STOPPED SHORT OF RWY 28C. TWR THEN CLRED US ONTO RWY 28C TO DO A TURN BACK TO RWY 28L. DEPARTED ON RWY 28L AS INSTRUCTED. PROB HAPPENED FOR 3 POSSIBLE REASONS. WE WERE FATIGUED AFTER BEING ON DUTY FOR 8 HRS WITH LITTLE TIME TO TAKE A BREAK DUE TO AVOIDING TSTMS ALL DAY. THIS WAS LEG #6 FOR THE DAY. FO AND MYSELF HAD NOT OPERATED AT PIT IN QUITE A WHILE. NIGHTTIME -- DARK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE CAPT SAID THAT HE WAS VERY FATIGUED AFTER FLYING THE DEHAVILAND DASH 8-100 ALL DAY. HE SAID THAT THE CREW WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT AS THEY NO LONGER GO THERE AS MUCH AS THEY USED TO IN THE PAST. THE FLC WAS USED TO WORKING TOGETHER HE SAID AND HE ATTRIBUTED THE ERROR TO THE THINGS MENTIONED IN HIS NARRATIVE.

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.

Deviation from clearance -- air carrier turns the wrong direction on the taxiway and the alert controller correct the flight crew.