<< >> NASA ASRS Report 150190, July 1990

Pilot of small aircraft taxies to wrong runway at iah and then proceeds to take off in the opposite direction of that for which he was cleared.

Attributes
ACN	150190
Time
Date	199007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 69 flight time total : 343 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	150190
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was given taxi clearance to runway 14R. Unfamiliar with airport, and asked if intersection takeoff was acceptable, and I agreed. Was cleared to takeoff runway 14L and announced taking off, but I wound up taking off in the 32 direction. Confusion arose from disorientation, I should have asked for progressive taxi. And because of failure to interpret. I assumed I knew what was called for instead of thinking.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA TAXIES TO WRONG RWY AT IAH AND THEN PROCEEDS TO TAKE OFF IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THAT FOR WHICH HE WAS CLEARED.

Narrative: WAS GIVEN TAXI CLRNC TO RWY 14R. UNFAMILIAR WITH ARPT, AND ASKED IF INTXN TKOF WAS ACCEPTABLE, AND I AGREED. WAS CLRED TO TKOF RWY 14L AND ANNOUNCED TAKING OFF, BUT I WOUND UP TAKING OFF IN THE 32 DIRECTION. CONFUSION AROSE FROM DISORIENTATION, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXI. AND BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO INTERPRET. I ASSUMED I KNEW WHAT WAS CALLED FOR INSTEAD OF THINKING.

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