Small aircraft aircraft X departed wrong direction and entered airspace of atx Y.

Attributes
ACN	112445
Time
Date	198905
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 7
ASRS Report	112445
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 700 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter had forgotten to attach narrative and airport diagram which he had intended to include. Reporter gave years in ATC. Was just assuming local control position for midwatch. Sixth consecutive midnight shift. Small aircraft aircraft X was at intersection of taxiway north and runway 13/31 for intersection takeoff runway 31. Commuter Y was at taxiway G and runway 22 ready for takeoff. Small aircraft X was cleared for takeoff with left turn to heading 270 maintain 1400' until out of TCA. Aircraft Y was cleared for takeoff on runway 22. Small aircraft takeoff on runway 13 versus runway 31 (wrong direction) aircraft Y takeoff on runway 22. Small aircraft X passed behind aircraft Y at about same altitude and made left turn the long way around to heading 270 degree and out of TCA. Commuter Y made passing remark about close proximity of traffic, but did not pursue the issue. There was no facility report made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT X DEPARTED WRONG DIRECTION AND ENTERED AIRSPACE OF ATX Y.

Narrative: CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: REPORTER HAD FORGOTTEN TO ATTACH NARRATIVE AND ARPT DIAGRAM WHICH HE HAD INTENDED TO INCLUDE. REPORTER GAVE YEARS IN ATC. WAS JUST ASSUMING LCL CTL POSITION FOR MIDWATCH. SIXTH CONSECUTIVE MIDNIGHT SHIFT. SMA ACFT X WAS AT INTXN OF TXWY N AND RWY 13/31 FOR INTXN TKOF RWY 31. COMMUTER Y WAS AT TXWY G AND RWY 22 READY FOR TKOF. SMA X WAS CLRED FOR TKOF WITH LEFT TURN TO HDG 270 MAINTAIN 1400' UNTIL OUT OF TCA. ACFT Y WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 22. SMA TKOF ON RWY 13 VERSUS RWY 31 (WRONG DIRECTION) ACFT Y TKOF ON RWY 22. SMA X PASSED BEHIND ACFT Y AT ABOUT SAME ALT AND MADE LEFT TURN THE LONG WAY AROUND TO HDG 270 DEG AND OUT OF TCA. COMMUTER Y MADE PASSING REMARK ABOUT CLOSE PROX OF TFC, BUT DID NOT PURSUE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO FAC REPORT MADE.

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.