A PA28 single pilot departed from 4j6 on runway 22, but announced he was departing runway 31.

Attributes
ACN	588806
Time
Date	200307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	588806
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I flew from lou to 4j6 and landed on runway 13. I asked for fuel and was directed to turn off left on a taxiway. I was fueled and told to tie down at the end. On returning to depart, I recalled the landing, but failed to recall the layout of the airport. I checked the wind and it was calm. I did my normal preflight, run-up, and taxied onto the taxiway, which extended across the runway by over 1000 ft, and thought it was the same runway I had landed on as the intersection was distant. I reported I was taking off on runway 31 and took off. It was not until I heard myself being cursed by a very nearby transmitter (another non-moving aircraft) that I realized my error. I issued apology, contacted jax approach and departed. The cursing and name calling may have been illegal, but it was deserved. I cannot believe that I made such a grievous error, except that I have used many small airports with runways very similar in layout and appearance to this one. Had I checked my compass I would have realized that my heading was about 220 degrees and not 310 degrees or had there been other traffic on the radio I would have had more notice of my error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 SINGLE PLT DEPARTED FROM 4J6 ON RWY 22, BUT ANNOUNCED HE WAS DEPARTING RWY 31.

Narrative: I FLEW FROM LOU TO 4J6 AND LANDED ON RWY 13. I ASKED FOR FUEL AND WAS DIRECTED TO TURN OFF L ON A TXWY. I WAS FUELED AND TOLD TO TIE DOWN AT THE END. ON RETURNING TO DEPART, I RECALLED THE LNDG, BUT FAILED TO RECALL THE LAYOUT OF THE ARPT. I CHKED THE WIND AND IT WAS CALM. I DID MY NORMAL PREFLT, RUN-UP, AND TAXIED ONTO THE TXWY, WHICH EXTENDED ACROSS THE RWY BY OVER 1000 FT, AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE SAME RWY I HAD LANDED ON AS THE INTXN WAS DISTANT. I RPTED I WAS TAKING OFF ON RWY 31 AND TOOK OFF. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I HEARD MYSELF BEING CURSED BY A VERY NEARBY XMITTER (ANOTHER NON-MOVING ACFT) THAT I REALIZED MY ERROR. I ISSUED APOLOGY, CONTACTED JAX APCH AND DEPARTED. THE CURSING AND NAME CALLING MAY HAVE BEEN ILLEGAL, BUT IT WAS DESERVED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I MADE SUCH A GRIEVOUS ERROR, EXCEPT THAT I HAVE USED MANY SMALL ARPTS WITH RWYS VERY SIMILAR IN LAYOUT AND APPEARANCE TO THIS ONE. HAD I CHKED MY COMPASS I WOULD HAVE REALIZED THAT MY HEADING WAS ABOUT 220 DEGS AND NOT 310 DEGS OR HAD THERE BEEN OTHER TFC ON THE RADIO I WOULD HAVE HAD MORE NOTICE OF MY ERROR.

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.