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Corp pilot taxied onto wrong runway while watching traffic he was told was departing on different runway at hou.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 126855 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hou |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tus |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 126855 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taxi instructions from tower: 'departure runway 12R. Taxi by first officer, backtaxi to D on 12L and run-up there.' after run-up, I was told to taxi into place and hold. As I taxied along D, was told to turn right after departure to 240 degrees and was told twice to watch for a departing small aircraft single departing on runway 17. While taxiing and watching that aircraft, I came to 17 first, and still watching the small aircraft, lined up on 17 and held. Tower then cleared me for takeoff and I forgot to double-check heading, and departed on 17, behind the small aircraft. As I started turning to 240 degrees, tower advised me of my mistake, which I acknowledged and apologized for. The small aircraft had continued south, and I maintained visibility sep and there was no close proximity of the 2 aircraft at any time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CORP PLT TAXIED ONTO WRONG RWY WHILE WATCHING TRAFFIC HE WAS TOLD WAS DEPARTING ON DIFFERENT RWY AT HOU.
Narrative: TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM TWR: 'DEP RWY 12R. TAXI BY F/O, BACKTAXI TO D ON 12L AND RUN-UP THERE.' AFTER RUN-UP, I WAS TOLD TO TAXI INTO PLACE AND HOLD. AS I TAXIED ALONG D, WAS TOLD TO TURN RIGHT AFTER DEP TO 240 DEGS AND WAS TOLD TWICE TO WATCH FOR A DEPARTING SMA SINGLE DEPARTING ON RWY 17. WHILE TAXIING AND WATCHING THAT ACFT, I CAME TO 17 FIRST, AND STILL WATCHING THE SMA, LINED UP ON 17 AND HELD. TWR THEN CLRED ME FOR TKOF AND I FORGOT TO DOUBLE-CHK HDG, AND DEPARTED ON 17, BEHIND THE SMA. AS I STARTED TURNING TO 240 DEGS, TWR ADVISED ME OF MY MISTAKE, WHICH I ACKNOWLEDGED AND APOLOGIZED FOR. THE SMA HAD CONTINUED S, AND I MAINTAINED VIS SEP AND THERE WAS NO CLOSE PROX OF THE 2 ACFT AT ANY TIME.
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.