Beech 200 flight crew took off on wrong runway due to distraction by ATC with sooner than expected takeoff clearance and the converging of 2 runway thresholds with common hold short line.

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Attributes
ACN	520972
Time
Date	200108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	520972
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground -- taxi runway 24. Stopped at runways 24/28, they are at the same hold short. Tower -- flight will be delayed for takeoff by zle. 1 min later, 3000 ft not 10000 ft in clearance, turn left 220 degrees, cleared for takeoff. Tower called, you took runway 28 not runway 24, turn left 200 degrees. We were embarrassed and I apologized. The intersecting runways need a better marking. Tower could give a heads up. I know we were not the first. I set the takeoff runway to my heading bug. When we received the heading to turn to, I set the heading bug to 220 degrees therefore the bug not being aligned with my runway gave me no concern. New copilot and I were not monitoring as well as I should. A great reminder even with a crew I will pay more attention to runway of takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH 200 FLC TOOK OFF ON WRONG RWY DUE TO DISTR BY ATC WITH SOONER THAN EXPECTED TKOF CLRNC AND THE CONVERGING OF 2 RWY THRESHOLDS WITH COMMON HOLD SHORT LINE.

Narrative: GND -- TAXI RWY 24. STOPPED AT RWYS 24/28, THEY ARE AT THE SAME HOLD SHORT. TWR -- FLT WILL BE DELAYED FOR TKOF BY ZLE. 1 MIN LATER, 3000 FT NOT 10000 FT IN CLRNC, TURN L 220 DEGS, CLRED FOR TKOF. TWR CALLED, YOU TOOK RWY 28 NOT RWY 24, TURN L 200 DEGS. WE WERE EMBARRASSED AND I APOLOGIZED. THE INTERSECTING RWYS NEED A BETTER MARKING. TWR COULD GIVE A HEADS UP. I KNOW WE WERE NOT THE FIRST. I SET THE TKOF RWY TO MY HEADING BUG. WHEN WE RECEIVED THE HEADING TO TURN TO, I SET THE HEADING BUG TO 220 DEGS THEREFORE THE BUG NOT BEING ALIGNED WITH MY RWY GAVE ME NO CONCERN. NEW COPLT AND I WERE NOT MONITORING AS WELL AS I SHOULD. A GREAT REMINDER EVEN WITH A CREW I WILL PAY MORE ATTENTION TO RWY OF 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.