Narrative:

Much confusion on pushback into alleyway at ind. Ground cleared us to push and also cleared a B727 to taxi to a gate which we blocked on pushback. The B727 was already into the alley and could neither clear us to get to his gate nor turn around. We could not clear the B727. Ground then said he could not see our aircraft or the alleyway from his position. We pulled back into the gate area and everyone subsequently was able to proceed (that took almost 15 mins to sort out). As part of the before start checklist, we briefed a departure using runway 23L. ATIS called for departure on runway 23L&right. We acknowledged a taxi clearance to runway 23R via taxiway G and P. Preoccupied with taxi, engine start, and check of weight and balance numbers for runway 23R, I turned left on taxiway P vice right. We were switched to ind tower and were cleared for takeoff. Still short of the hold short line for runway 23L, I realized our mistake. I called tower for clearance to takeoff on runway 23L and received same. Influencing factors: 1) early morning pick up (XA40). 2) ATIS gave both runways for departure. 3) before start checklist must be complete before pushback. We chose runway 23L as most likely runway and briefed such on before start checks. 4) taxi route assigned (taxiway P) goes to both runway 23L and runway 23R. 5) we hurried to check weight and balance for runway 23R, having used runway 23L numbers to program FMS and start right engine. I just turned the wrong way when reaching taxiway P.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 PIC TAXIES TO THE WRONG RWY FOR TKOF AT RNO AFTER BEING DISTR WITH TAXI PROBS AND A RWY CHANGE.

Narrative: MUCH CONFUSION ON PUSHBACK INTO ALLEYWAY AT IND. GND CLRED US TO PUSH AND ALSO CLRED A B727 TO TAXI TO A GATE WHICH WE BLOCKED ON PUSHBACK. THE B727 WAS ALREADY INTO THE ALLEY AND COULD NEITHER CLR US TO GET TO HIS GATE NOR TURN AROUND. WE COULD NOT CLR THE B727. GND THEN SAID HE COULD NOT SEE OUR ACFT OR THE ALLEYWAY FROM HIS POS. WE PULLED BACK INTO THE GATE AREA AND EVERYONE SUBSEQUENTLY WAS ABLE TO PROCEED (THAT TOOK ALMOST 15 MINS TO SORT OUT). AS PART OF THE BEFORE START CHKLIST, WE BRIEFED A DEP USING RWY 23L. ATIS CALLED FOR DEP ON RWY 23L&R. WE ACKNOWLEDGED A TAXI CLRNC TO RWY 23R VIA TXWY G AND P. PREOCCUPIED WITH TAXI, ENG START, AND CHK OF WT AND BAL NUMBERS FOR RWY 23R, I TURNED L ON TXWY P VICE R. WE WERE SWITCHED TO IND TWR AND WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. STILL SHORT OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 23L, I REALIZED OUR MISTAKE. I CALLED TWR FOR CLRNC TO TKOF ON RWY 23L AND RECEIVED SAME. INFLUENCING FACTORS: 1) EARLY MORNING PICK UP (XA40). 2) ATIS GAVE BOTH RWYS FOR DEP. 3) BEFORE START CHKLIST MUST BE COMPLETE BEFORE PUSHBACK. WE CHOSE RWY 23L AS MOST LIKELY RWY AND BRIEFED SUCH ON BEFORE START CHKS. 4) TAXI RTE ASSIGNED (TXWY P) GOES TO BOTH RWY 23L AND RWY 23R. 5) WE HURRIED TO CHK WT AND BAL FOR RWY 23R, HAVING USED RWY 23L NUMBERS TO PROGRAM FMS AND START R ENG. I JUST TURNED THE WRONG WAY WHEN REACHING TXWY P.

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.