Commuter aircraft taxies to wrong runway. Controller revises clearance.

Attributes
ACN	327184
Time
Date	199602
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdt
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	327184
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	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

Narrative:

Listened to ATIS and copied runway 13 in use and immediately set HSI heading bug to 130 degrees. On call for taxi clearance told taxi to runway 13. Captain began taxi and I looked at destination WX due to question about runways in use at destination bwi due to snowstorm (short 20 min flight). When looked up got right into taxi checklist. When finally arrived at runway (about 1/2 mi taxi) tower said they were using runway 13 but since we had taxied to runway 31 and there was no traffic on approach to runway 13, we were cleared to depart runway 31. Guess the heads down and then immediate checklist just locked up my brain to original information and turned it over to captain. Do believe ground control should have questioned us but bottom line it was my fault. Lesson learned: never assume the other guy has it all under control and to always keep good situational awareness even when at a very low period of workload and at low volume airports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT TAXIES TO WRONG RWY. CTLR REVISES CLRNC.

Narrative: LISTENED TO ATIS AND COPIED RWY 13 IN USE AND IMMEDIATELY SET HSI HDG BUG TO 130 DEGS. ON CALL FOR TAXI CLRNC TOLD TAXI TO RWY 13. CAPT BEGAN TAXI AND I LOOKED AT DEST WX DUE TO QUESTION ABOUT RWYS IN USE AT DEST BWI DUE TO SNOWSTORM (SHORT 20 MIN FLT). WHEN LOOKED UP GOT RIGHT INTO TAXI CHKLIST. WHEN FINALLY ARRIVED AT RWY (ABOUT 1/2 MI TAXI) TWR SAID THEY WERE USING RWY 13 BUT SINCE WE HAD TAXIED TO RWY 31 AND THERE WAS NO TFC ON APCH TO RWY 13, WE WERE CLRED TO DEPART RWY 31. GUESS THE HEADS DOWN AND THEN IMMEDIATE CHKLIST JUST LOCKED UP MY BRAIN TO ORIGINAL INFO AND TURNED IT OVER TO CAPT. DO BELIEVE GND CTL SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONED US BUT BOTTOM LINE IT WAS MY FAULT. LESSON LEARNED: NEVER ASSUME THE OTHER GUY HAS IT ALL UNDER CTL AND TO ALWAYS KEEP GOOD SITUATIONAL AWARENESS EVEN WHEN AT A VERY LOW PERIOD OF WORKLOAD AND AT LOW VOLUME ARPTS.

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.