<< >> NASA ASRS Report 106615, March 1989

After receiving clearance to taxi into position on the runway for a takeoff to the west the reporter became confused and lined up on the runway to depart to the east. The only apparent consequence was a go around by an aircraft on approach to the west.

Attributes
ACN	106615
Time
Date	198903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mgm
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	106615
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Active runway was 27 and I was cleared to this runway. There was some delay receiving clearance to an intersection departure and after this was cleared up I taxied on to the runway headed in the opposite direction (9). The tower observed the error and stopped me before I began to roll. There was an medium large transport on approach to the runway about 3 1/2 miles out that was told to go around which he did. I turned around to 27 and took off with no further problems. How this could have been prevented, I don't know. It does little good to say that closer attention would have prevented it. Maybe there should be more importance given to repeating the proper runway heading.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC TO TAXI INTO POSITION ON THE RWY FOR A TKOF TO THE WEST THE REPORTER BECAME CONFUSED AND LINED UP ON THE RWY TO DEPART TO THE EAST. THE ONLY APPARENT CONSEQUENCE WAS A GO AROUND BY AN ACFT ON APCH TO THE WEST.

Narrative: ACTIVE RWY WAS 27 AND I WAS CLRED TO THIS RWY. THERE WAS SOME DELAY RECEIVING CLRNC TO AN INTXN DEP AND AFTER THIS WAS CLRED UP I TAXIED ON TO THE RWY HEADED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION (9). THE TWR OBSERVED THE ERROR AND STOPPED ME BEFORE I BEGAN TO ROLL. THERE WAS AN MLG ON APCH TO THE RWY ABOUT 3 1/2 MILES OUT THAT WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND WHICH HE DID. I TURNED AROUND TO 27 AND TOOK OFF WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. HOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, I DON'T KNOW. IT DOES LITTLE GOOD TO SAY THAT CLOSER ATTN WOULD HAVE PREVENTED IT. MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE MORE IMPORTANCE GIVEN TO REPEATING THE PROPER RWY HDG.

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.