Pilot of small aircraft took off on taxiway when cleared for tkf runway 36 at lse.

Attributes
ACN	162466
Time
Date	199011
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lse
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High 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 : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 64 flight time type : 64
ASRS Report	162466
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared per tower for runway 36 takeoff and I took off from parallel taxiway thinking this was runway 36. Controller asked that I call lse tower upon reaching my destination (dbq). When talking with lse tower controller on the phone, she (tower) stated she'd report it to FSDO. There was also a plane at the other end of taxiway which I saw after takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA TOOK OFF ON TXWY WHEN CLEARED FOR TKF RWY 36 AT LSE.

Narrative: CLRED PER TWR FOR RWY 36 TKOF AND I TOOK OFF FROM PARALLEL TXWY THINKING THIS WAS RWY 36. CTLR ASKED THAT I CALL LSE TWR UPON REACHING MY DEST (DBQ). WHEN TALKING WITH LSE TWR CTLR ON THE PHONE, SHE (TWR) STATED SHE'D RPT IT TO FSDO. THERE WAS ALSO A PLANE AT THE OTHER END OF TXWY WHICH I SAW AFTER TKOF.

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.