Cessna 182 pilot departs from taxiway in wrong direction of the active runway at ege.

Attributes
ACN	721668
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ege.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Snow
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ege.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 442 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	721668
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed taxiway rather than runway. Flew departure procedure for incorrect direction of departure. Departed from taxiway rather than runway; and was vectored by tower to on course heading after deviating from the appropriate departure procedure for direction of flight. During departure; autoplt (which was engaged for climb out) experienced what was apparently an excessive trim in motion; and disengaged; further increasing the workload. This deviation could clearly have had dire consequences both for myself; and innocent others. I cannot imagine again flying in these conditions with such inadequate recency of experience; even if technically 'legal.' I also cannot imagine flying again with this level of fatigue; and without carefully and painstakingly briefing the departure procedure; flight; and airport diagrams.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA 182 PLT DEPARTS FROM TXWY IN WRONG DIRECTION OF THE ACTIVE RWY AT EGE.

Narrative: DEPARTED TXWY RATHER THAN RWY. FLEW DEP PROC FOR INCORRECT DIRECTION OF DEP. DEPARTED FROM TXWY RATHER THAN RWY; AND WAS VECTORED BY TWR TO ON COURSE HDG AFTER DEVIATING FROM THE APPROPRIATE DEP PROC FOR DIRECTION OF FLT. DURING DEP; AUTOPLT (WHICH WAS ENGAGED FOR CLBOUT) EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS APPARENTLY AN EXCESSIVE TRIM IN MOTION; AND DISENGAGED; FURTHER INCREASING THE WORKLOAD. THIS DEV COULD CLRLY HAVE HAD DIRE CONSEQUENCES BOTH FOR MYSELF; AND INNOCENT OTHERS. I CANNOT IMAGINE AGAIN FLYING IN THESE CONDITIONS WITH SUCH INADEQUATE RECENCY OF EXPERIENCE; EVEN IF TECHNICALLY 'LEGAL.' I ALSO CANNOT IMAGINE FLYING AGAIN WITH THIS LEVEL OF FATIGUE; AND WITHOUT CAREFULLY AND PAINSTAKINGLY BRIEFING THE DEP PROC; FLT; AND ARPT DIAGRAMS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.