Medium large transport began takeoff on wrong runway at fnt and was told by tower to abort.

Attributes
ACN	221120
Time
Date	199209
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fnt
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	221120
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	221216
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After taxi to runway 27, we were delayed waiting for out takeoff weight and balance. We were cleared onto runway 27 and had to make a left turn to back taxi. Captain was lining up the aircraft I was reading the complete before takeoff checklist. Since we were delayed from completing any of the items on the list until we had our weight and balance. This distraction caused me to be head down the whole time while the captain maneuvered the aircraft into position. We had been cleared for takeoff this whole time so as soon as I completed the checklist the captain gave me the airplane and we commenced the takeoff roll. Almost immediately the tower told us to abort our takeoff because we were on the wrong runway. Runway 23 instead of 27. Causes of this incident are numerous. One was the close proximity and layout of the 2 runways is confusing, I wasn't able to back up my captain due to the combination of being cleared for takeoff, running the complete checklist, and running behind schedule, as well as a short night rest on a trip scheduled as an all night on duty with barely 4 hours sleep in between segments because of delays. The tower was also questioning us to see if we would be able to make our departure clearance slot. The combination of fatigue, the hurried pace of completing checklists and trying to make an edc time, and the close proximity of the 2 runways, all contributed to this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG BEGAN TKOF ON WRONG RWY AT FNT AND WAS TOLD BY TWR TO ABORT.

Narrative: AFTER TAXI TO RWY 27, WE WERE DELAYED WAITING FOR OUT TKOF WT AND BAL. WE WERE CLRED ONTO RWY 27 AND HAD TO MAKE A L TURN TO BACK TAXI. CAPT WAS LINING UP THE ACFT I WAS READING THE COMPLETE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. SINCE WE WERE DELAYED FROM COMPLETING ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE LIST UNTIL WE HAD OUR WT AND BAL. THIS DISTR CAUSED ME TO BE HEAD DOWN THE WHOLE TIME WHILE THE CAPT MANEUVERED THE ACFT INTO POS. WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF THIS WHOLE TIME SO AS SOON AS I COMPLETED THE CHKLIST THE CAPT GAVE ME THE AIRPLANE AND WE COMMENCED THE TKOF ROLL. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE TWR TOLD US TO ABORT OUR TKOF BECAUSE WE WERE ON THE WRONG RWY. RWY 23 INSTEAD OF 27. CAUSES OF THIS INCIDENT ARE NUMEROUS. ONE WAS THE CLOSE PROX AND LAYOUT OF THE 2 RWYS IS CONFUSING, I WASN'T ABLE TO BACK UP MY CAPT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF BEING CLRED FOR TKOF, RUNNING THE COMPLETE CHKLIST, AND RUNNING BEHIND SCHEDULE, AS WELL AS A SHORT NIGHT REST ON A TRIP SCHEDULED AS AN ALL NIGHT ON DUTY WITH BARELY 4 HRS SLEEP IN BTWN SEGMENTS BECAUSE OF DELAYS. THE TWR WAS ALSO QUESTIONING US TO SEE IF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR DEP CLRNC SLOT. THE COMBINATION OF FATIGUE, THE HURRIED PACE OF COMPLETING CHKLISTS AND TRYING TO MAKE AN EDC TIME, AND THE CLOSE PROX OF THE 2 RWYS, ALL CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT.

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.