Narrative:

This was a night flight to hawaii. I had stood the night hot the previous evening and was called back after 10.5 hours rest without really any rest so I was slightly fatigued. We briefed; reviewed paperwork; and headed to the jet. We were in a bit of a rush trying to get out on time or early. I had flown 2 xings (atlantic and pacific) with the military in the past month; however; I was trying to refresh my air carrier procedures since I hadn't done a crossing in about a yr. I was a bit rushed trying to make sure I accomplished my normal every event duties as well as my additional international oceanic crossing requirements. I was a little behind and attempting to catch up when another aircraft taxied in and was awaiting our departure from the blocks to park and avoid jet blast. Just when I thought I was catching up we felt the pressure to speed up. While taxiing out slightly early so the other aircraft could park we were completing our final takeoff duties. I incorrectly set up the wrong weight card for takeoff; 270 instead of 370; while the captain loaded the speed restr to help me move things along. We were a short taxi to runway and immediate takeoff. We accomplished all our duties/checklists: however; we didn't allow time for our normal double checks and xchks. Upon taking the runway I took control of the aircraft; advanced the throttles; and called 'set takeoff thrust.' the captain made airspeed calls as we proceeded down the runway and I began a rotation when called. We noticed the aircraft felt and seemed sluggish so I slowed rotation while the captain advanced the throttles. We immediately noticed the error as we had left the weight card visible during takeoff due to the short timing of events. In retrospect; we realized that fatigue; the timeliness of events; and the additional procedures associated with international flight had caused us to lapse or become complacent in our normal duties. It cannot be emphasized enough that when you feel rushed; fatigued; and have additional duties to accomplish you should take that extra time to double and triple check all your procedures are accomplished correctly. Late and safe is always better than the alternative. As unfortunate and undesirable as this event or any pilot error is I am now a better pilot because of it!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FATIGUED; RUSHED; BEHIND DUE TO LACK OF RECENT OCEANIC EXPERIENCE; B767-300 FO PROVIDES TKOF V SPEEDS BASED ON 100;000 POUNDS LESS THAN ACTUAL TOGW OF 370K. EVENTUAL RECOGNITION AND ENOUGH RWY ALLOW RECOVERY.

Narrative: THIS WAS A NIGHT FLT TO HAWAII. I HAD STOOD THE NIGHT HOT THE PREVIOUS EVENING AND WAS CALLED BACK AFTER 10.5 HRS REST WITHOUT REALLY ANY REST SO I WAS SLIGHTLY FATIGUED. WE BRIEFED; REVIEWED PAPERWORK; AND HEADED TO THE JET. WE WERE IN A BIT OF A RUSH TRYING TO GET OUT ON TIME OR EARLY. I HAD FLOWN 2 XINGS (ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC) WITH THE MIL IN THE PAST MONTH; HOWEVER; I WAS TRYING TO REFRESH MY ACR PROCS SINCE I HADN'T DONE A XING IN ABOUT A YR. I WAS A BIT RUSHED TRYING TO MAKE SURE I ACCOMPLISHED MY NORMAL EVERY EVENT DUTIES AS WELL AS MY ADDITIONAL INTL OCEANIC XING REQUIREMENTS. I WAS A LITTLE BEHIND AND ATTEMPTING TO CATCH UP WHEN ANOTHER ACFT TAXIED IN AND WAS AWAITING OUR DEP FROM THE BLOCKS TO PARK AND AVOID JET BLAST. JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS CATCHING UP WE FELT THE PRESSURE TO SPD UP. WHILE TAXIING OUT SLIGHTLY EARLY SO THE OTHER ACFT COULD PARK WE WERE COMPLETING OUR FINAL TKOF DUTIES. I INCORRECTLY SET UP THE WRONG WT CARD FOR TKOF; 270 INSTEAD OF 370; WHILE THE CAPT LOADED THE SPD RESTR TO HELP ME MOVE THINGS ALONG. WE WERE A SHORT TAXI TO RWY AND IMMEDIATE TKOF. WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL OUR DUTIES/CHKLISTS: HOWEVER; WE DIDN'T ALLOW TIME FOR OUR NORMAL DOUBLE CHKS AND XCHKS. UPON TAKING THE RWY I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT; ADVANCED THE THROTTLES; AND CALLED 'SET TKOF THRUST.' THE CAPT MADE AIRSPD CALLS AS WE PROCEEDED DOWN THE RWY AND I BEGAN A ROTATION WHEN CALLED. WE NOTICED THE ACFT FELT AND SEEMED SLUGGISH SO I SLOWED ROTATION WHILE THE CAPT ADVANCED THE THROTTLES. WE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE ERROR AS WE HAD LEFT THE WT CARD VISIBLE DURING TKOF DUE TO THE SHORT TIMING OF EVENTS. IN RETROSPECT; WE REALIZED THAT FATIGUE; THE TIMELINESS OF EVENTS; AND THE ADDITIONAL PROCS ASSOCIATED WITH INTL FLT HAD CAUSED US TO LAPSE OR BECOME COMPLACENT IN OUR NORMAL DUTIES. IT CANNOT BE EMPHASIZED ENOUGH THAT WHEN YOU FEEL RUSHED; FATIGUED; AND HAVE ADDITIONAL DUTIES TO ACCOMPLISH YOU SHOULD TAKE THAT EXTRA TIME TO DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CHK ALL YOUR PROCS ARE ACCOMPLISHED CORRECTLY. LATE AND SAFE IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE. AS UNFORTUNATE AND UNDESIRABLE AS THIS EVENT OR ANY PLT ERROR IS I AM NOW A BETTER PLT BECAUSE OF IT!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.