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Small transport twin pilot panic when instructed by tower to quickly cross a parallel runway, turn left and takeoff resulted in takeoff on the parallel runway on which he was to quickly cross.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 541733 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sat.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sat.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sat.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 541733 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 1500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Ground instructed me to taxi to runway 30L north intersection. After going to tower I was instructed to immediately cross runway left turn and cleared to take off runway 30R. I did not understand and I said so. Very quickly the tower said, 'I said cross runway immediately turn left cleared to take off (runway 30R).' I'm not sure he said runway 30R, but in retrospect I think so. I immediately turned left onto runway 30L and departure. An airliner about 1500 to 2000 ft had to go around. I didn't fully understand my instruction the second time. I picked out the 'immediately' and 'turn left' and acted. The second instruction from the tower had a sense of urgency and I reacted too quickly even though I did not fully understand the instruction. I was surprised by the immediate instruction the very instant I contacted tower. I should have oriented myself better before contacting tower (ie aircraft on final, relation of runway 30L and right etc). Somehow the instruction to turn left made the instruction more difficult to understand. This was the first time I have ever departure the wrong runway and I will do my best to make sure it will not happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT TWIN PLT PANIC WHEN INSTRUCTED BY TWR TO QUICKLY CROSS A PARALLEL RWY, TURN L AND TKOF RESULTED IN TKOF ON THE PARALLEL RWY ON WHICH HE WAS TO QUICKLY CROSS.
Narrative: GND INSTRUCTED ME TO TAXI TO RWY 30L N INTXN. AFTER GOING TO TWR I WAS INSTRUCTED TO IMMEDIATELY CROSS RWY L TURN AND CLRED TO TAKE OFF RWY 30R. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND AND I SAID SO. VERY QUICKLY THE TWR SAID, 'I SAID CROSS RWY IMMEDIATELY TURN L CLRED TO TAKE OFF (RWY 30R).' I'M NOT SURE HE SAID RWY 30R, BUT IN RETROSPECT I THINK SO. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED L ONTO RWY 30L AND DEP. AN AIRLINER ABOUT 1500 TO 2000 FT HAD TO GAR. I DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND MY INSTRUCTION THE SECOND TIME. I PICKED OUT THE 'IMMEDIATELY' AND 'TURN L' AND ACTED. THE SECOND INSTRUCTION FROM THE TWR HAD A SENSE OF URGENCY AND I REACTED TOO QUICKLY EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTION. I WAS SURPRISED BY THE IMMEDIATE INSTRUCTION THE VERY INSTANT I CONTACTED TWR. I SHOULD HAVE ORIENTED MYSELF BETTER BEFORE CONTACTING TWR (IE ACFT ON FINAL, RELATION OF RWY 30L AND R ETC). SOMEHOW THE INSTRUCTION TO TURN L MADE THE INSTRUCTION MORE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER DEP THE WRONG RWY AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE SURE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
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.