Medium large transport cleared takeoff on 1 of 2 intersecting runways, takeoff on the wrong one.

Attributes
ACN	81342
Time
Date	198801
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pie
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	81342
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 20000
ASRS Report	81343
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxied south along parallel runway/taxiway for takeoff on runway 35R. Clrd for takeoff when approaching hold short line. 'Took it on the roll' down 4 vice 35R. No conflict resulted. Weights and speed legal for the runway. Error noticed while still on the ground, takeoff considered safer than abt. Some distraction in the cockpit obtaining final load figures. A great deal of attention from both pilots outside since small aircraft's were earlier observed practicing touch and go lndgs on 35L. Heading bugs were set for runway heading (350 degrees) and this is what first indicated the error to me. Checklists, performance calculations were being done correctly and carefully, departure procedures reviewed. A lot of administrative tasks combined with an unfamiliar airport resulted in a situation which could have obviously been much more hazardous.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CLEARED TKOF ON 1 OF 2 INTERSECTING RWYS, TKOF ON THE WRONG ONE.

Narrative: TAXIED S ALONG PARALLEL RWY/TXWY FOR TKOF ON RWY 35R. CLRD FOR TKOF WHEN APCHING HOLD SHORT LINE. 'TOOK IT ON THE ROLL' DOWN 4 VICE 35R. NO CONFLICT RESULTED. WTS AND SPD LEGAL FOR THE RWY. ERROR NOTICED WHILE STILL ON THE GND, TKOF CONSIDERED SAFER THAN ABT. SOME DISTR IN THE COCKPIT OBTAINING FINAL LOAD FIGURES. A GREAT DEAL OF ATTN FROM BOTH PLTS OUTSIDE SINCE SMA'S WERE EARLIER OBSERVED PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LNDGS ON 35L. HDG BUGS WERE SET FOR RWY HDG (350 DEGS) AND THIS IS WHAT FIRST INDICATED THE ERROR TO ME. CHKLISTS, PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS WERE BEING DONE CORRECTLY AND CAREFULLY, DEP PROCS REVIEWED. A LOT OF ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS COMBINED WITH AN UNFAMILIAR ARPT RESULTED IN A SITUATION WHICH COULD HAVE OBVIOUSLY BEEN MUCH MORE HAZARDOUS.

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