C172 instructor describes an incident with his student departing on his first solo cross country fli...

Attributes
ACN	1204675
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	YIP.Airport
State Reference	MI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 127 Flight Crew Total 1270 Flight Crew Type 945
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

I am an instructor. My student was endorsed and was going on his first solo cross country flight. The event took place at willow run airport (yip). Student was told to taxi to runway 5L via taxiway charlie from the west ramp. Student taxied as instructed. When requesting take-off clearance; student was given clearance to take off on runway 5L from the taxiway charlie intersection. Instead of taking off on runway 5L; student mistakenly turned the wrong direction on the runway and took off on runway 23R. As soon as the tower controller noticed the mistake he then cleared the student to take off on runway 23R. Both ground and flight instruction has been given to the student. He now knows his mistake. We discussed he must verify runway direction using compass or heading indicator prior to takeoff the ensure he going the correct way on the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 instructor describes an incident with his student departing on his first solo cross country flight YIP. After taxiing via Taxiway C the student is cleared for takeoff on Runway 5L from Taxiway C but turns right and takes off on Runway 23R.

Narrative: I am an instructor. My student was endorsed and was going on his first solo cross country flight. The event took place at Willow Run Airport (YIP). Student was told to taxi to runway 5L via taxiway Charlie from the west ramp. Student taxied as instructed. When requesting take-off clearance; student was given clearance to take off on runway 5L from the taxiway charlie intersection. Instead of taking off on runway 5L; student mistakenly turned the wrong direction on the runway and took off on runway 23R. As soon as the tower controller noticed the mistake he then cleared the student to take off on runway 23R. Both ground and flight instruction has been given to the student. He now knows his mistake. We discussed he must verify runway direction using compass or heading indicator prior to takeoff the ensure he going the correct way on the runway.

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C172 instructor describes an incident with his student departing on his first solo cross country flight yip. After taxiing via taxiway C the student is cleared for takeoff on runway 5L from taxiway C but turns right and takes off on runway 23R.