Single pilot in C425 at sts lines up and starts takeoff on wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	519072
Time
Date	200107
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sts.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Conquest I/Conquest II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4935 flight time type : 380
ASRS Report	519072
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Holding short of runway 14/19 on taxiway Y at sts. Switched to tower. They asked if I was ready to go. I told them to give me 1 min so I could finish my checklist. The plane was empty. I had just completed a drop-off at sts, so there was no time pressure. I had just finished my checklist and barely reviewed the published departure when I was cleared for takeoff. I quickly turned onto the nearest runway which was runway 14, even though I was cleared for runway 19! I had barely started my takeoff roll when the tower told me to abort. As I did, the 'light bulb' went off -- was I embarrassed. I was reclred for takeoff on runway 19 and the rest of the flight back to oak was uneventful. I had flown out of this airport many times as a commuter airline pilot -- no excuse. Contributing factors: 1) flying a 'dog' the previous 4 days. Had a 13 hour day with 10.8 hours of flight time the day before and did not catch up on my sleep until several days later. 2) still refamiliarizing myself with the C425. 3) pressure -- many jet arrs for bohemian grove event -- didn't think I'd get a chance for a long time if I didn't take this opportunity. 4) not thorough enough review of published departure -- was still thinking about it when cleared for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SINGLE PLT IN C425 AT STS LINES UP AND STARTS TKOF ON WRONG RWY.

Narrative: HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 14/19 ON TXWY Y AT STS. SWITCHED TO TWR. THEY ASKED IF I WAS READY TO GO. I TOLD THEM TO GIVE ME 1 MIN SO I COULD FINISH MY CHKLIST. THE PLANE WAS EMPTY. I HAD JUST COMPLETED A DROP-OFF AT STS, SO THERE WAS NO TIME PRESSURE. I HAD JUST FINISHED MY CHKLIST AND BARELY REVIEWED THE PUBLISHED DEP WHEN I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. I QUICKLY TURNED ONTO THE NEAREST RWY WHICH WAS RWY 14, EVEN THOUGH I WAS CLRED FOR RWY 19! I HAD BARELY STARTED MY TKOF ROLL WHEN THE TWR TOLD ME TO ABORT. AS I DID, THE 'LIGHT BULB' WENT OFF -- WAS I EMBARRASSED. I WAS RECLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 19 AND THE REST OF THE FLT BACK TO OAK WAS UNEVENTFUL. I HAD FLOWN OUT OF THIS ARPT MANY TIMES AS A COMMUTER AIRLINE PLT -- NO EXCUSE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) FLYING A 'DOG' THE PREVIOUS 4 DAYS. HAD A 13 HR DAY WITH 10.8 HRS OF FLT TIME THE DAY BEFORE AND DID NOT CATCH UP ON MY SLEEP UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER. 2) STILL REFAMILIARIZING MYSELF WITH THE C425. 3) PRESSURE -- MANY JET ARRS FOR BOHEMIAN GROVE EVENT -- DIDN'T THINK I'D GET A CHANCE FOR A LONG TIME IF I DIDN'T TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY. 4) NOT THOROUGH ENOUGH REVIEW OF PUBLISHED DEP -- WAS STILL THINKING ABOUT IT WHEN CLRED FOR TKOF.

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.