Pilot took off from opposite end of active runway.

Attributes
ACN	335268
Time
Date	199605
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lit
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	335268
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on the ramp and called the tower (tower controled all the frequencys at this time) to request taxi to runway 36. Instead of requesting runway 36 at the taxiway left intersection I said runway 18. The tower then cleared me for takeoff on runway 18, so I took off but on runway 36 at taxiway left, like I have done 100 times before. The contributing factors were the thunderstorms across my route from lit-stl. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: callback to identify aircraft type. Reporter verified cessna 310.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT TOOK OFF FROM OPPOSITE END OF ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS ON THE RAMP AND CALLED THE TWR (TWR CTLED ALL THE FREQS AT THIS TIME) TO REQUEST TAXI TO RWY 36. INSTEAD OF REQUESTING RWY 36 AT THE TXWY L INTXN I SAID RWY 18. THE TWR THEN CLRED ME FOR TKOF ON RWY 18, SO I TOOK OFF BUT ON RWY 36 AT TXWY L, LIKE I HAVE DONE 100 TIMES BEFORE. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE TSTMS ACROSS MY RTE FROM LIT-STL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CALLBACK TO IDENT ACFT TYPE. RPTR VERIFIED CESSNA 310.

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.