Reporter allegedly took off from the wrong runway at roc.

Attributes
ACN	290456
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	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 198 flight time total : 6134 flight time type : 2686
ASRS Report	290456
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
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:

We had landed on runway 04 at roc on a scheduled intermediate stop before continuing to syr. In preparation for our departure I had listened to the current ATIS and after receiving the paper work from the gate agent had prepared the takeoff data for runway 04. As we were pushing back from the gate I heard the captain tell the first officer to ask for the south runway (opposite direction) and knowing that it would be a short taxi I turned and told the flight attendants to plan for a short taxi. I then verified that we were ok for an opposite (runway 22) takeoff which we were. At this point we were starting all 3 engines in preparation for the short taxi and takeoff. In the time that we were disconnecting from the tug, the captain was talking to the tug driver and the copilot was confirming our taxi clearance. I (so) was making the PA to the flight attendants to prepare the cabin for takeoff. The captain then called for the taxi check and confirmed with the first officer that we were cleared as requested. I do not recall specifically what the first officer had requested since during outgoing xmissions incoming headset reception is decreased in this particular 727. The so manual has no field diagram charts for roc but at this point it did not seem to be a complex taxi since we had just landed on runway 04/22 and virtually entered the ramp from there. We were then cleared for takeoff and as we were completing the before takeoff check the first officer verified our instructions were runway heading rather than the original clearance for runway 04. At the same time tower advised us that there was traffic on right base for runway 04. We acknowledged that we had the traffic in sight as we began the takeoff roll. I heard the tower directing an aircraft to turn immediately to a 270 degrees heading and then notifying us to maintain visual separation which we did with a slight left turn after takeoff. Now the tower advised us that we were taking off runway 22 and had been cleared for runway 10.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ALLEGEDLY TOOK OFF FROM THE WRONG RWY AT ROC.

Narrative: WE HAD LANDED ON RWY 04 AT ROC ON A SCHEDULED INTERMEDIATE STOP BEFORE CONTINUING TO SYR. IN PREPARATION FOR OUR DEP I HAD LISTENED TO THE CURRENT ATIS AND AFTER RECEIVING THE PAPER WORK FROM THE GATE AGENT HAD PREPARED THE TKOF DATA FOR RWY 04. AS WE WERE PUSHING BACK FROM THE GATE I HEARD THE CAPT TELL THE FO TO ASK FOR THE S RWY (OPPOSITE DIRECTION) AND KNOWING THAT IT WOULD BE A SHORT TAXI I TURNED AND TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO PLAN FOR A SHORT TAXI. I THEN VERIFIED THAT WE WERE OK FOR AN OPPOSITE (RWY 22) TKOF WHICH WE WERE. AT THIS POINT WE WERE STARTING ALL 3 ENGS IN PREPARATION FOR THE SHORT TAXI AND TKOF. IN THE TIME THAT WE WERE DISCONNECTING FROM THE TUG, THE CAPT WAS TALKING TO THE TUG DRIVER AND THE COPLT WAS CONFIRMING OUR TAXI CLRNC. I (SO) WAS MAKING THE PA TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR TKOF. THE CAPT THEN CALLED FOR THE TAXI CHK AND CONFIRMED WITH THE FO THAT WE WERE CLRED AS REQUESTED. I DO NOT RECALL SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE FO HAD REQUESTED SINCE DURING OUTGOING XMISSIONS INCOMING HEADSET RECEPTION IS DECREASED IN THIS PARTICULAR 727. THE SO MANUAL HAS NO FIELD DIAGRAM CHARTS FOR ROC BUT AT THIS POINT IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE A COMPLEX TAXI SINCE WE HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 04/22 AND VIRTUALLY ENTERED THE RAMP FROM THERE. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR TKOF AND AS WE WERE COMPLETING THE BEFORE TKOF CHK THE FO VERIFIED OUR INSTRUCTIONS WERE RWY HDG RATHER THAN THE ORIGINAL CLRNC FOR RWY 04. AT THE SAME TIME TWR ADVISED US THAT THERE WAS TFC ON R BASE FOR RWY 04. WE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WE HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT AS WE BEGAN THE TKOF ROLL. I HEARD THE TWR DIRECTING AN ACFT TO TURN IMMEDIATELY TO A 270 DEGS HDG AND THEN NOTIFYING US TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION WHICH WE DID WITH A SLIGHT L TURN AFTER TKOF. NOW THE TWR ADVISED US THAT WE WERE TAKING OFF RWY 22 AND HAD BEEN CLRED FOR RWY 10.

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.