An small aircraft private pilot took off the wrong way at an unclted airport.

Attributes
ACN	262135
Time
Date	199401
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : spc airport : spx
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah tracon : phx
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 938 flight time type : 318
ASRS Report	262135
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Clearance delivery requested direction of takeoff. I stated runway 13. It should have been runway 31. Spx is an uncontrolled airport. A couple of aircraft (one a stearsman) were in the pattern but it appeared, especially the stearsman, were above pattern altitude on extended downwind. I departed and turned outbound below downwind aircraft to outside traffic before climbing to pattern altitude and assigned after takeoff heading. Called hou departure. Rest of flight ok. Mistakes: wrong runway (transposed numbers) and flew below and across downwind aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PVT PLT TOOK OFF THE WRONG WAY AT AN UNCLTED ARPT.

Narrative: CLRNC DELIVERY REQUESTED DIRECTION OF TKOF. I STATED RWY 13. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RWY 31. SPX IS AN UNCTLED ARPT. A COUPLE OF ACFT (ONE A STEARSMAN) WERE IN THE PATTERN BUT IT APPEARED, ESPECIALLY THE STEARSMAN, WERE ABOVE PATTERN ALT ON EXTENDED DOWNWIND. I DEPARTED AND TURNED OUTBOUND BELOW DOWNWIND ACFT TO OUTSIDE TFC BEFORE CLBING TO PATTERN ALT AND ASSIGNED AFTER TKOF HDG. CALLED HOU DEP. REST OF FLT OK. MISTAKES: WRONG RWY (TRANSPOSED NUMBERS) AND FLEW BELOW AND ACROSS DOWNWIND ACFT.

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.