Mdt taxies to wrong runway, controller clears for takeoff on wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	279307
Time
Date	199408
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 42
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	279307
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Experienced captain and new first officer in right seat flying just off of IOE, but experienced pilot with good attitude. Company had just announced massive layoffs. New first officer will be furloughed after being with the company only 6 weeks. Captain was unaffected but was still embroiled in a scheduling conflict for the day (just prior to military duty) and was unresolved on release time that night. Ramp departure was late because first officer was justifiably slow. Neither first officer or captain rushed, however tower cleared flight for takeoff right away. Taxi checklist was not complete and captain did both the first officer's and captain's switches while listening to the checklist and talking to tower. Captain taxied onto the wrong runway at the joint end of 2 runways. Tower cleared the flight for takeoff on the runway that had been incorrectly selected. Flight took off about a min later after all checklists complete. A brief explanation was given to tower. No other traffic was in the area and tower responded that there was no problem. Plain and simple the captain allowed himself to be rushed by ATC and overloaded himself. Next time we will just hold short and catch our breath, and leave the mental baggage of company problems behind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT TAXIES TO WRONG RWY, CTLR CLRS FOR TKOF ON WRONG RWY.

Narrative: EXPERIENCED CAPT AND NEW FO IN R SEAT FLYING JUST OFF OF IOE, BUT EXPERIENCED PLT WITH GOOD ATTITUDE. COMPANY HAD JUST ANNOUNCED MASSIVE LAYOFFS. NEW FO WILL BE FURLOUGHED AFTER BEING WITH THE COMPANY ONLY 6 WKS. CAPT WAS UNAFFECTED BUT WAS STILL EMBROILED IN A SCHEDULING CONFLICT FOR THE DAY (JUST PRIOR TO MIL DUTY) AND WAS UNRESOLVED ON RELEASE TIME THAT NIGHT. RAMP DEP WAS LATE BECAUSE FO WAS JUSTIFIABLY SLOW. NEITHER FO OR CAPT RUSHED, HOWEVER TWR CLRED FLT FOR TKOF RIGHT AWAY. TAXI CHKLIST WAS NOT COMPLETE AND CAPT DID BOTH THE FO'S AND CAPT'S SWITCHES WHILE LISTENING TO THE CHKLIST AND TALKING TO TWR. CAPT TAXIED ONTO THE WRONG RWY AT THE JOINT END OF 2 RWYS. TWR CLRED THE FLT FOR TKOF ON THE RWY THAT HAD BEEN INCORRECTLY SELECTED. FLT TOOK OFF ABOUT A MIN LATER AFTER ALL CHKLISTS COMPLETE. A BRIEF EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN TO TWR. NO OTHER TFC WAS IN THE AREA AND TWR RESPONDED THAT THERE WAS NO PROB. PLAIN AND SIMPLE THE CAPT ALLOWED HIMSELF TO BE RUSHED BY ATC AND OVERLOADED HIMSELF. NEXT TIME WE WILL JUST HOLD SHORT AND CATCH OUR BREATH, AND LEAVE THE MENTAL BAGGAGE OF COMPANY PROBS BEHIND.

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.