Pilot of small aircraft cleared takeoff runway 34. Took off runway 16 from intersection M at smf.

Attributes
ACN	200000
Time
Date	199201
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : slc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	200000
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At taxi out ATIS advised runway 16 and taxi instruction were to 16. I requested an intersection takeoff and was given intersection 'Y'. Approaching intersection 'M' I was assigned tower frequency. Switching to tower I was cleared for takeoff runway 34 fly heading 010. I copied the takeoff clearance and new heading. I missed the runway change and departed on runway 16. After lift off I was assigned a new heading and cleared takeoff departure. There was no traffic conflict. In the future I will always read back the departure runway when cleared for an intersection takeoff. After watching several departures off runway 16 my mind set was for departure on that runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA CLRED TKOF RWY 34. TOOK OFF RWY 16 FROM INTXN M AT SMF.

Narrative: AT TAXI OUT ATIS ADVISED RWY 16 AND TAXI INSTRUCTION WERE TO 16. I REQUESTED AN INTXN TKOF AND WAS GIVEN INTXN 'Y'. APCHING INTXN 'M' I WAS ASSIGNED TWR FREQ. SWITCHING TO TWR I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 34 FLY HDG 010. I COPIED THE TKOF CLRNC AND NEW HDG. I MISSED THE RWY CHANGE AND DEPARTED ON RWY 16. AFTER LIFT OFF I WAS ASSIGNED A NEW HDG AND CLRED TKOF DEP. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT. IN THE FUTURE I WILL ALWAYS READ BACK THE DEP RWY WHEN CLRED FOR AN INTXN TKOF. AFTER WATCHING SEVERAL DEPS OFF RWY 16 MY MIND SET WAS FOR DEP ON THAT 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.