Air carrier flight crew mistakes runway 28 for runway 23L at cle and begins takeoff. Controller abor...

Attributes
ACN	324652
Time
Date	199512
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
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	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 181 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 605
ASRS Report	324652
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Following very brief taxi our aircraft was cleared for takeoff runway 23. Our normal taxi route was blocked by another air carrier aircraft which was delayed for rerte. Captain taxied aircraft onto runway while I completed reading taxi and takeoff checklists and alerted cabin for takeoff. Captain stopped aircraft on runway and turned aircraft over to me. He advanced pcls and I released brakes. At approximately 60-80 KTS tower advised us to abort takeoff, advising we were on wrong runway. We back-taxied on runway 28 and were reclred for takeoff on another runway, which was uneventful. Causes: 1) snow covered field at night, 2) crew unfamiliar with field, 3) crew rushed to start second engine and complete all checklists (self imposed pressure to accept takeoff clearance immediately when offered instead of properly asking for delay), and 4) failure both pilots to xchk runway heading against compass indications.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC MISTAKES RWY 28 FOR RWY 23L AT CLE AND BEGINS TKOF. CTLR ABORTS ACFT.

Narrative: FOLLOWING VERY BRIEF TAXI OUR ACFT WAS CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 23. OUR NORMAL TAXI RTE WAS BLOCKED BY ANOTHER ACR ACFT WHICH WAS DELAYED FOR RERTE. CAPT TAXIED ACFT ONTO RWY WHILE I COMPLETED READING TAXI AND TKOF CHKLISTS AND ALERTED CABIN FOR TKOF. CAPT STOPPED ACFT ON RWY AND TURNED ACFT OVER TO ME. HE ADVANCED PCLS AND I RELEASED BRAKES. AT APPROX 60-80 KTS TWR ADVISED US TO ABORT TKOF, ADVISING WE WERE ON WRONG RWY. WE BACK-TAXIED ON RWY 28 AND WERE RECLRED FOR TKOF ON ANOTHER RWY, WHICH WAS UNEVENTFUL. CAUSES: 1) SNOW COVERED FIELD AT NIGHT, 2) CREW UNFAMILIAR WITH FIELD, 3) CREW RUSHED TO START SECOND ENG AND COMPLETE ALL CHKLISTS (SELF IMPOSED PRESSURE TO ACCEPT TKOF CLRNC IMMEDIATELY WHEN OFFERED INSTEAD OF PROPERLY ASKING FOR DELAY), AND 4) FAILURE BOTH PLTS TO XCHK RWY HEADING AGAINST COMPASS INDICATIONS.

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.

Air carrier flight crew mistakes runway 28 for runway 23L at cle and begins takeoff. Controller aborts aircraft.