Distracted by reconfiguration of avionics; flight crew of medium large transport begins takeoff roll off runway 35 vice 04 as cleared. Flight crew executed a low speed abort.

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Attributes
ACN	757271
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mke.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	757277
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were told to taxi to runway 4 at K1 for an intersection departure. As we were taxiing we were told to fly heading 150 degrees for vectors on departure. We moved the heading bug from 039 degrees; runway heading; to 150 degrees. As we started the turn onto K1 we were cleared for takeoff. Being the PNF I had my head down completing line-up checks and failed to notice the PF lined up on runway 35; which intersects runway 4 at K1. Upon application of takeoff power ATC told us to stop and we performed a low speed abort; exited the runway and taxied back to runway 4. We departed runway 4 with no further issues. Factors which led to error: failure to assess possibility of confusion by careful analysis of airport chart. PNF having head down during critical phase of taxi. Heading bug not set to runway heading. Raas system did not annunciate runway position as aircraft was on 2 runways simultaneously. No runway numbers in view as departing was commenced from an intersection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISTRACTED BY RECONFIGURATION OF AVIONICS; FLT CREW OF MLG BEGINS TKOF ROLL OFF RWY 35 VICE 04 AS CLEARED. FLT CREW EXECUTED A LOW SPD ABORT.

Narrative: WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 4 AT K1 FOR AN INTXN DEP. AS WE WERE TAXIING WE WERE TOLD TO FLY HDG 150 DEGS FOR VECTORS ON DEP. WE MOVED THE HDG BUG FROM 039 DEGS; RWY HDG; TO 150 DEGS. AS WE STARTED THE TURN ONTO K1 WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. BEING THE PNF I HAD MY HEAD DOWN COMPLETING LINE-UP CHKS AND FAILED TO NOTICE THE PF LINED UP ON RWY 35; WHICH INTERSECTS RWY 4 AT K1. UPON APPLICATION OF TKOF PWR ATC TOLD US TO STOP AND WE PERFORMED A LOW SPD ABORT; EXITED THE RWY AND TAXIED BACK TO RWY 4. WE DEPARTED RWY 4 WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. FACTORS WHICH LED TO ERROR: FAILURE TO ASSESS POSSIBILITY OF CONFUSION BY CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF ARPT CHART. PNF HAVING HEAD DOWN DURING CRITICAL PHASE OF TAXI. HDG BUG NOT SET TO RWY HDG. RAAS SYS DID NOT ANNUNCIATE RWY POS AS ACFT WAS ON 2 RWYS SIMULTANEOUSLY. NO RWY NUMBERS IN VIEW AS DEPARTING WAS COMMENCED FROM AN INTXN.

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.