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Inexperienced small aircraft pilot departs wrong runway at gnv and experiences near midair collision, controller intervenes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 163459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gnv |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : gnv |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 88 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 163459 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had just completed run-up and asked the tower for takeoff clearance and instructions. After being cleared for runway 06 I started towards the holding lines, however after a visibility inspection I stopped and asked if the tower would like me to hold short for incoming traffic. The tower replied, 'no, small aircraft X you are instructed to takeoff, inbound traffic is not a factor. Pull ahead and turn left for departure.' I pulled up and turned left, lined up between the runway lights and departed. Shortly after airborne, the tower instructed me to turn hard left. I wasn't sure what was going on until the tower asked me if I realized that I departed from the wrong runway. After reviewing this situation with an instrument, I came to some suggestions: I feel that there should be lighted taxi runway markers to clearly distinguish runway 10 and 06. Also the runway lights on 06 are not as bright as runway 10. I also feel that the tower could have advised me that I had passed runway 06 for there is a considerable distance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INEXPERIENCED SMA PLT DEPARTS WRONG RWY AT GNV AND EXPERIENCES NMAC, CTLR INTERVENES.
Narrative: I HAD JUST COMPLETED RUN-UP AND ASKED THE TWR FOR TKOF CLRNC AND INSTRUCTIONS. AFTER BEING CLRED FOR RWY 06 I STARTED TOWARDS THE HOLDING LINES, HOWEVER AFTER A VIS INSPECTION I STOPPED AND ASKED IF THE TWR WOULD LIKE ME TO HOLD SHORT FOR INCOMING TFC. THE TWR REPLIED, 'NO, SMA X YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO TKOF, INBND TFC IS NOT A FACTOR. PULL AHEAD AND TURN L FOR DEP.' I PULLED UP AND TURNED L, LINED UP BTWN THE RWY LIGHTS AND DEPARTED. SHORTLY AFTER AIRBORNE, THE TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN HARD L. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON UNTIL THE TWR ASKED ME IF I REALIZED THAT I DEPARTED FROM THE WRONG RWY. AFTER REVIEWING THIS SITUATION WITH AN INSTR, I CAME TO SOME SUGGESTIONS: I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE LIGHTED TAXI RWY MARKERS TO CLRLY DISTINGUISH RWY 10 AND 06. ALSO THE RWY LIGHTS ON 06 ARE NOT AS BRIGHT AS RWY 10. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE TWR COULD HAVE ADVISED ME THAT I HAD PASSED RWY 06 FOR THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE.
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.