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A pilot in an small aircraft low wing aircraft took off from the taxiway and did not realize it until the controller informed him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432681 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1026 flight time type : 670 |
| ASRS Report | 432681 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After cleared for takeoff, I followed the yellow taxi line around to what I thought was the runway and took off. There were no other planes moving on the airport ground, so it was not obvious at the time that it was another taxiway. When talking to the reno TRACON supervisor, he said this happened often in the past. Many pilots had followed the yellow line and took off on the taxiway. Overall, while a mistake, I will be careful not to repeat. The takeoff and flight were normal. I believe in the future I will use the airport view page when unfamiliar with an airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PLT IN AN SMA LOW WING ACFT TOOK OFF FROM THE TXWY AND DID NOT REALIZE IT UNTIL THE CTLR INFORMED HIM.
Narrative: AFTER CLRED FOR TKOF, I FOLLOWED THE YELLOW TAXI LINE AROUND TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE RWY AND TOOK OFF. THERE WERE NO OTHER PLANES MOVING ON THE ARPT GND, SO IT WAS NOT OBVIOUS AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS ANOTHER TXWY. WHEN TALKING TO THE RENO TRACON SUPVR, HE SAID THIS HAPPENED OFTEN IN THE PAST. MANY PLTS HAD FOLLOWED THE YELLOW LINE AND TOOK OFF ON THE TXWY. OVERALL, WHILE A MISTAKE, I WILL BE CAREFUL NOT TO REPEAT. THE TKOF AND FLT WERE NORMAL. I BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE I WILL USE THE ARPT VIEW PAGE WHEN UNFAMILIAR WITH AN ARPT.
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.