B727 takeoff on wrong runway due to mixup concerning assigned runway at roc.

Attributes
ACN	290221
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	290221
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In summary: aircraft had landed on runway 4. During pushback captain asked first officer to request the opposite runway for departure. Captain could not hear first officer conversation with tower due to radio/intercom design. First officer requested runway 10. Tower cleared them to the requested runway 10 and told captain they were cleared as requested. Captain taxied to runway 22. First officer did not notice. Ground controller did not notice. Cleared for takeoff. Takeoff on runway 22. Tower finally noticed but elected not to command abort. He advised of traffic on right base for runway 4 and separation was maintained.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 TKOF ON WRONG RWY DUE TO MIXUP CONCERNING ASSIGNED RWY AT ROC.

Narrative: IN SUMMARY: ACFT HAD LANDED ON RWY 4. DURING PUSHBACK CAPT ASKED FO TO REQUEST THE OPPOSITE RWY FOR DEP. CAPT COULD NOT HEAR FO CONVERSATION WITH TWR DUE TO RADIO/INTERCOM DESIGN. FO REQUESTED RWY 10. TWR CLRED THEM TO THE REQUESTED RWY 10 AND TOLD CAPT THEY WERE CLRED AS REQUESTED. CAPT TAXIED TO RWY 22. FO DID NOT NOTICE. GND CTLR DID NOT NOTICE. CLRED FOR TKOF. TKOF ON RWY 22. TWR FINALLY NOTICED BUT ELECTED NOT TO COMMAND ABORT. HE ADVISED OF TFC ON R BASE FOR RWY 4 AND SEPARATION WAS MAINTAINED.

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.