Air carrier X and small transport Y attempted takeoff on wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	252306
Time
Date	199309
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	252306
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
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:

Flight crew confusion on airport movement area. Twice on this date the flight crew of aircraft 1 and aircraft 2 mistakenly idented runway 28 as either runway 23L/right. Both aircraft had (apparently) applied full power and had begun departure roll on runway 28/intersection J when departure clearance had been issued on either runway 23L/right. Recent updating of airport signage and taxiway redesignation have been completed. Confusing intersection, especially when taxiway Z remains a taxiway instead of displaced threshold. Recent airport 'improvements' have not corrected a continuing and serious problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X AND SMT Y ATTEMPTED TKOF ON WRONG RWY.

Narrative: FLC CONFUSION ON ARPT MOVEMENT AREA. TWICE ON THIS DATE THE FLC OF ACFT 1 AND ACFT 2 MISTAKENLY IDENTED RWY 28 AS EITHER RWY 23L/R. BOTH ACFT HAD (APPARENTLY) APPLIED FULL PWR AND HAD BEGUN DEP ROLL ON RWY 28/INTXN J WHEN DEP CLRNC HAD BEEN ISSUED ON EITHER RWY 23L/R. RECENT UPDATING OF ARPT SIGNAGE AND TXWY REDESIGNATION HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. CONFUSING INTXN, ESPECIALLY WHEN TXWY Z REMAINS A TXWY INSTEAD OF DISPLACED THRESHOLD. RECENT ARPT 'IMPROVEMENTS' HAVE NOT CORRECTED A CONTINUING AND SERIOUS PROB.

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.