Making an intersection takeoff, small aircraft takeoff in wrong direction.

Attributes
ACN	240768
Time
Date	199305
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tol
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 255 flight time type : 18
ASRS Report	240768
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In preparation for a VFR flight from toledo to fort wayne, I received a clearance for a takeoff on runway 7, intersection departure, following a heavy transport which was taxiing clear of the runway. I taxied to the hold short line and received clearance from the tower to takeoff. I taxied onto and lined up on the centerline of runway 25 and took off. Upon reaching about 300-400 ft, the tower called me and informed me that I had taken off opposite my cleared direction. Tower further advised me to look for traffic at 12-1 O'clock. I observed the landing light of a plane which appeared several mi distant. I deviated 45 degrees left and continued climbing to my assigned altitude. When the oncoming plane had passed me I then resumed my course to fort wayne. I received no further communication from the tower or approach/departure until radar service was terminated about 15 mins later. The oncoming plane did not have to deviate its course. To prevent this error from happening again my takeoff procedure now consists of the following: 1) taxi onto and line up on the centerline of the cleared runway. 2) perform a final check of gauges, flaps and controls. 3) verify that the directional gyroscope and compass agree with the direction of the runway for which I have been cleared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MAKING AN INTXN TKOF, SMA TKOF IN WRONG DIRECTION.

Narrative: IN PREPARATION FOR A VFR FLT FROM TOLEDO TO FORT WAYNE, I RECEIVED A CLRNC FOR A TKOF ON RWY 7, INTXN DEP, FOLLOWING A HVT WHICH WAS TAXIING CLR OF THE RWY. I TAXIED TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND RECEIVED CLRNC FROM THE TWR TO TKOF. I TAXIED ONTO AND LINED UP ON THE CTRLINE OF RWY 25 AND TOOK OFF. UPON REACHING ABOUT 300-400 FT, THE TWR CALLED ME AND INFORMED ME THAT I HAD TAKEN OFF OPPOSITE MY CLRED DIRECTION. TWR FURTHER ADVISED ME TO LOOK FOR TFC AT 12-1 O'CLOCK. I OBSERVED THE LNDG LIGHT OF A PLANE WHICH APPEARED SEVERAL MI DISTANT. I DEVIATED 45 DEGS L AND CONTINUED CLBING TO MY ASSIGNED ALT. WHEN THE ONCOMING PLANE HAD PASSED ME I THEN RESUMED MY COURSE TO FORT WAYNE. I RECEIVED NO FURTHER COM FROM THE TWR OR APCH/DEP UNTIL RADAR SVC WAS TERMINATED ABOUT 15 MINS LATER. THE ONCOMING PLANE DID NOT HAVE TO DEVIATE ITS COURSE. TO PREVENT THIS ERROR FROM HAPPENING AGAIN MY TKOF PROC NOW CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) TAXI ONTO AND LINE UP ON THE CTRLINE OF THE CLRED RWY. 2) PERFORM A FINAL CHK OF GAUGES, FLAPS AND CTLS. 3) VERIFY THAT THE DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE AND COMPASS AGREE WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE RWY FOR WHICH I HAVE BEEN CLRED.

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.