Narrative:

The taxi distance from the ramp to runway 35R was a short distance, via taxiway a. During the taxi the checklist was being run in a rush due to the short taxi distance, takeoff clearance was given and the line up checklist was being done as we turned onto the runway. When the 80 KT xchk was called, I noticed the flight director was showing a turn to the right. A xchk of the heading showed 310 degrees not 350 degrees for runway 35R. Due to the speed at this time and the runway was clear, the takeoff was continued. After takeoff no comment was made by the tower. Departure control gave us a turn on course and a normal climb. Traffic was not a factor, no mention or comment was made by departure control. This event was caused by several factors: 1) a rushed checklist was distracting heads up taxi. 2) the parallel taxiway for runway 35R has an angle at the intersection of runway 35R and runway 31. This angle makes a 90 degree turn seem like a turn onto runway 35R but it is actually runway 31. 3) the chart airport diagram taxi chart has an 'arrow' covering this taxiway 'angle.' 4) the intersection of runway 31 and runway 35R at night becomes a maze of white runway lights and does not distinguish runways. 5) runway signs at this point are not comprehensive at night to crews unfamiliar with the airport. I would like to recommend the following to prevent this type of event in the future: 1) airports with runways where departure ends intersect should have surface markings on the taxiway directing to runways. 2) during hours of darkness towers should caution pilots departing at intersecting runways, when takeoff clearance is issued.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR FLC OF HS125 TKOF ON WRONG RWY AT HRL.

Narrative: THE TAXI DISTANCE FROM THE RAMP TO RWY 35R WAS A SHORT DISTANCE, VIA TXWY A. DURING THE TAXI THE CHKLIST WAS BEING RUN IN A RUSH DUE TO THE SHORT TAXI DISTANCE, TKOF CLRNC WAS GIVEN AND THE LINE UP CHKLIST WAS BEING DONE AS WE TURNED ONTO THE RWY. WHEN THE 80 KT XCHK WAS CALLED, I NOTICED THE FLT DIRECTOR WAS SHOWING A TURN TO THE R. A XCHK OF THE HEADING SHOWED 310 DEGS NOT 350 DEGS FOR RWY 35R. DUE TO THE SPD AT THIS TIME AND THE RWY WAS CLR, THE TKOF WAS CONTINUED. AFTER TKOF NO COMMENT WAS MADE BY THE TWR. DEP CTL GAVE US A TURN ON COURSE AND A NORMAL CLB. TFC WAS NOT A FACTOR, NO MENTION OR COMMENT WAS MADE BY DEP CTL. THIS EVENT WAS CAUSED BY SEVERAL FACTORS: 1) A RUSHED CHKLIST WAS DISTRACTING HEADS UP TAXI. 2) THE PARALLEL TXWY FOR RWY 35R HAS AN ANGLE AT THE INTXN OF RWY 35R AND RWY 31. THIS ANGLE MAKES A 90 DEG TURN SEEM LIKE A TURN ONTO RWY 35R BUT IT IS ACTUALLY RWY 31. 3) THE CHART ARPT DIAGRAM TAXI CHART HAS AN 'ARROW' COVERING THIS TXWY 'ANGLE.' 4) THE INTXN OF RWY 31 AND RWY 35R AT NIGHT BECOMES A MAZE OF WHITE RWY LIGHTS AND DOES NOT DISTINGUISH RWYS. 5) RWY SIGNS AT THIS POINT ARE NOT COMPREHENSIVE AT NIGHT TO CREWS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF EVENT IN THE FUTURE: 1) ARPTS WITH RWYS WHERE DEP ENDS INTERSECT SHOULD HAVE SURFACE MARKINGS ON THE TXWY DIRECTING TO RWYS. 2) DURING HRS OF DARKNESS TWRS SHOULD CAUTION PLTS DEPARTING AT INTERSECTING RWYS, WHEN TKOF CLRNC IS ISSUED.

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.