<< >> NASA ASRS Report 603810, January 2004

BE35 pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 8R. He began an intersection takeoff on runway 26L instead.

Attributes
ACN	603810
Time
Date	200401
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	603810
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the FBO ramp ready to taxi to active runway. Ground cleared our aircraft south on taxiway right to runway 8R. We taxied south on taxiway right about 200 yards and held short runway 8R. Switched to tower and we were cleared right turn -- cleared for takeoff runway 8R. I misinterped the tower instructions 'cleared for right turn' as meaning cleared right turn on runway 8R. What he said was cleared for right turn after departure, cleared for takeoff runway 8R, which would be a left turn onto the runway. On the rolling takeoff myself and the tower realized I was heading the wrong direction on runway 8R. Tower cleared my aircraft for a 180 degree turn on runway 8R for positioning for takeoff. Once again we were cleared for takeoff runway 8R. No further problems during the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE35 PLT WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 8R. HE BEGAN AN INTXN TKOF ON RWY 26L INSTEAD.

Narrative: ON THE FBO RAMP READY TO TAXI TO ACTIVE RWY. GND CLRED OUR ACFT S ON TXWY R TO RWY 8R. WE TAXIED S ON TXWY R ABOUT 200 YARDS AND HELD SHORT RWY 8R. SWITCHED TO TWR AND WE WERE CLRED R TURN -- CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 8R. I MISINTERPED THE TWR INSTRUCTIONS 'CLRED FOR R TURN' AS MEANING CLRED R TURN ON RWY 8R. WHAT HE SAID WAS CLRED FOR R TURN AFTER DEP, CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 8R, WHICH WOULD BE A L TURN ONTO THE RWY. ON THE ROLLING TKOF MYSELF AND THE TWR REALIZED I WAS HEADING THE WRONG DIRECTION ON RWY 8R. TWR CLRED MY ACFT FOR A 180 DEG TURN ON RWY 8R FOR POSITIONING FOR TKOF. ONCE AGAIN WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 8R. NO FURTHER PROBS DURING THE FLT.

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.