Takeoff at san was made straddling the left side runway lights.

Attributes
ACN	173180
Time
Date	199103
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	173180
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	173182
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

When arriving san, I was advised that runway hold short lines were removed at this time (verbally by copilot after he listened to the ATIS). Later when we taxied out for takeoff we were cleared for takeoff before reaching the end of the runway. As we passed hold short lines, I noticed that they were visible and wondered if san was doing repainting work and then I noticed the heavy lines coming up, which I had not seen before at san. I assumed these lines to be centerline paint markings and pushed the throttles up and activated the automatic throttle system. I became fixated on the line while turning the aircraft and accelerating so as to place the nose gear on the line. Just at rotation as the nose was being raised, I realized I had used the side of the runway as a centerline and that the left wheel must have been just off the side of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF AT SAN WAS MADE STRADDLING THE LEFT SIDE RWY LIGHTS.

Narrative: WHEN ARRIVING SAN, I WAS ADVISED THAT RWY HOLD SHORT LINES WERE REMOVED AT THIS TIME (VERBALLY BY COPLT AFTER HE LISTENED TO THE ATIS). LATER WHEN WE TAXIED OUT FOR TKOF WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE RWY. AS WE PASSED HOLD SHORT LINES, I NOTICED THAT THEY WERE VISIBLE AND WONDERED IF SAN WAS DOING REPAINTING WORK AND THEN I NOTICED THE HEAVY LINES COMING UP, WHICH I HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE AT SAN. I ASSUMED THESE LINES TO BE CENTERLINE PAINT MARKINGS AND PUSHED THE THROTTLES UP AND ACTIVATED THE AUTO THROTTLE SYS. I BECAME FIXATED ON THE LINE WHILE TURNING THE ACFT AND ACCELERATING SO AS TO PLACE THE NOSE GEAR ON THE LINE. JUST AT ROTATION AS THE NOSE WAS BEING RAISED, I REALIZED I HAD USED THE SIDE OF THE RWY AS A CENTERLINE AND THAT THE LEFT WHEEL MUST HAVE BEEN JUST OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY.

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.