Narrative:

On takeoff from las, fatigue, night and a little confusion. I was cleared for takeoff on runway 19R. I taxied via the taxi line/green lights to what I thought was the center of the runway and began my takeoff roll. I came inside to verify autofeather armed, gauges good, 80 KTS and when I looked outside I saw white lights in front on me. My initial thought was centerline lighting and to keep the nosewheel to the right to avoid the 'bumping' caused by driving over them. I rotated and confusion set in when I saw the left VASI much closer to the aircraft than it should have been. Looking forward I saw the runway edge light slightly under my aircraft and the green taxi leadoff lights to my right. I ran over the runway edge light not centerline lighting. No propeller vibration and I couldn't see any lights out when I turned. A mooney departed immediately after and I heard no comment nor anything from tower. It had been a long day and turning into a longer night and I was extremely tired. Later in the flight, fatigue again showed itself in my kicking the autoplt off and not realizing it until I had started a slow turning descent. I caught it about 100 ft off and 20 degrees of heading. Once home, I did a thorough examination of the aircraft and saw no evidence of running over anything. I knew I was tired and was trying to take extra time and be careful. Hopefully, this time a little luck was on my side. I've no solution to long, full, multiple hops, single pilot duty days than to be as careful as possible -- sometimes it's just not enough. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the company is an on demand charter organization, part 135, and the pilots receive calls in that manner, often late at night and flying through the night. Thus, the fatigue is great. Most of the operation is with passenger, but this trip the reporter was alone. The company has published information regarding days off and hours to fly, but does not adhere to the written word. There are footnotes indicating many exceptions. Reporter and many other pilots are looking for other jobs as there is much discontent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OUT OF LAS, A PLT OF A BE200 TOOK OFF USING THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS INSTEAD OF THE CTRLINE LIGHTS.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM LAS, FATIGUE, NIGHT AND A LITTLE CONFUSION. I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 19R. I TAXIED VIA THE TAXI LINE/GREEN LIGHTS TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE CTR OF THE RWY AND BEGAN MY TKOF ROLL. I CAME INSIDE TO VERIFY AUTOFEATHER ARMED, GAUGES GOOD, 80 KTS AND WHEN I LOOKED OUTSIDE I SAW WHITE LIGHTS IN FRONT ON ME. MY INITIAL THOUGHT WAS CTRLINE LIGHTING AND TO KEEP THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE R TO AVOID THE 'BUMPING' CAUSED BY DRIVING OVER THEM. I ROTATED AND CONFUSION SET IN WHEN I SAW THE L VASI MUCH CLOSER TO THE ACFT THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. LOOKING FORWARD I SAW THE RWY EDGE LIGHT SLIGHTLY UNDER MY ACFT AND THE GREEN TAXI LEADOFF LIGHTS TO MY R. I RAN OVER THE RWY EDGE LIGHT NOT CTRLINE LIGHTING. NO PROP VIBRATION AND I COULDN'T SEE ANY LIGHTS OUT WHEN I TURNED. A MOONEY DEPARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER AND I HEARD NO COMMENT NOR ANYTHING FROM TWR. IT HAD BEEN A LONG DAY AND TURNING INTO A LONGER NIGHT AND I WAS EXTREMELY TIRED. LATER IN THE FLT, FATIGUE AGAIN SHOWED ITSELF IN MY KICKING THE AUTOPLT OFF AND NOT REALIZING IT UNTIL I HAD STARTED A SLOW TURNING DSCNT. I CAUGHT IT ABOUT 100 FT OFF AND 20 DEGS OF HDG. ONCE HOME, I DID A THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT AND SAW NO EVIDENCE OF RUNNING OVER ANYTHING. I KNEW I WAS TIRED AND WAS TRYING TO TAKE EXTRA TIME AND BE CAREFUL. HOPEFULLY, THIS TIME A LITTLE LUCK WAS ON MY SIDE. I'VE NO SOLUTION TO LONG, FULL, MULTIPLE HOPS, SINGLE PLT DUTY DAYS THAN TO BE AS CAREFUL AS POSSIBLE -- SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE COMPANY IS AN ON DEMAND CHARTER ORGANIZATION, PART 135, AND THE PLTS RECEIVE CALLS IN THAT MANNER, OFTEN LATE AT NIGHT AND FLYING THROUGH THE NIGHT. THUS, THE FATIGUE IS GREAT. MOST OF THE OP IS WITH PAX, BUT THIS TRIP THE RPTR WAS ALONE. THE COMPANY HAS PUBLISHED INFO REGARDING DAYS OFF AND HRS TO FLY, BUT DOES NOT ADHERE TO THE WRITTEN WORD. THERE ARE FOOTNOTES INDICATING MANY EXCEPTIONS. RPTR AND MANY OTHER PLTS ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER JOBS AS THERE IS MUCH DISCONTENT.

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.