C210 pilot made an intersection takeoff in IMC from pia in reverse direction from that cleared.

Attributes
ACN	592198
Time
Date	200309
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pia.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 280 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	592198
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing pia expecting to be in IMC shortly after takeoff. Unfamiliar with airport and requested progressive taxi instructions. Directed to intersection on runway 4/22 for departure. I aligned HSI with runway 4/22 to ensure on proper runway, but failed to realize that I was disoriented and departed runway 22 instead of runway 4 as cleared by the tower. I believe what really caused the problem was my distraction of the IMC conditions being a very low-time instrument pilot and not verifying the correct heading prior to departure. Being given an intersection departure from the near middle of a long runway contributed and had I been given progressive instructions to the departure end of runway 4 this certainly would not have occurred. Although I wasn't asked if I would like the intersection departure, in retrospect I could have declined it and certainly should have verified my heading prior to the takeoff roll. No incident or accidents resulted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT MADE AN INTXN TKOF IN IMC FROM PIA IN REVERSE DIRECTION FROM THAT CLRED.

Narrative: DEPARTING PIA EXPECTING TO BE IN IMC SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. UNFAMILIAR WITH ARPT AND REQUESTED PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. DIRECTED TO INTXN ON RWY 4/22 FOR DEP. I ALIGNED HSI WITH RWY 4/22 TO ENSURE ON PROPER RWY, BUT FAILED TO REALIZE THAT I WAS DISORIENTED AND DEPARTED RWY 22 INSTEAD OF RWY 4 AS CLRED BY THE TWR. I BELIEVE WHAT REALLY CAUSED THE PROB WAS MY DISTR OF THE IMC CONDITIONS BEING A VERY LOW-TIME INST PLT AND NOT VERIFYING THE CORRECT HEADING PRIOR TO DEP. BEING GIVEN AN INTXN DEP FROM THE NEAR MIDDLE OF A LONG RWY CONTRIBUTED AND HAD I BEEN GIVEN PROGRESSIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE DEP END OF RWY 4 THIS CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. ALTHOUGH I WASN'T ASKED IF I WOULD LIKE THE INTXN DEP, IN RETROSPECT I COULD HAVE DECLINED IT AND CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED MY HEADING PRIOR TO THE TKOF ROLL. NO INCIDENT OR ACCIDENTS RESULTED.

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.