Cargo mdt makes unauthorized takeoff on unauthorized runway.

Attributes
ACN	300403
Time
Date	199503
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	300403
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 other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were operating on a scheduled cargo run. I was acting as PNF (sic) and we were cleared to cross runway 23L and takeoff on runway 23R. I acknowledged the clearance and the captain called for final items. I completed the final checklist while we were rolling down the runway, made the first 2 calls and looked up and immediately noticed we were on runway 23L! Wait, wait, wait isn't part of the standard calls but then I called, V1-right-V2 and we lifted off, from the wrong runway. It didn't go without notice from cleveland tower, which indicated that it wasn't a problem this time. We were VFR and there was no conflict with traffic. I queried the captain about the incident and was told he heard we were cleared to takeoff, made the turn and pushed up the throttles. I believe he realized the situation at V1 at the time and chose to correct course of action by taking off. Being the last leg of the night, fatigue, lack of attention and clear understanding of our clearance led the captain into making a mad dash down the runway without questioning his sic as to whether we were cleared to takeoff on runway 23L or runway 23R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO MDT MAKES UNAUTH TKOF ON UNAUTH RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE OPERATING ON A SCHEDULED CARGO RUN. I WAS ACTING AS PNF (SIC) AND WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS RWY 23L AND TKOF ON RWY 23R. I ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC AND THE CAPT CALLED FOR FINAL ITEMS. I COMPLETED THE FINAL CHKLIST WHILE WE WERE ROLLING DOWN THE RWY, MADE THE FIRST 2 CALLS AND LOOKED UP AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED WE WERE ON RWY 23L! WAIT, WAIT, WAIT ISN'T PART OF THE STANDARD CALLS BUT THEN I CALLED, V1-R-V2 AND WE LIFTED OFF, FROM THE WRONG RWY. IT DIDN'T GO WITHOUT NOTICE FROM CLEVELAND TWR, WHICH INDICATED THAT IT WASN'T A PROB THIS TIME. WE WERE VFR AND THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH TFC. I QUERIED THE CAPT ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD HE HEARD WE WERE CLRED TO TKOF, MADE THE TURN AND PUSHED UP THE THROTTLES. I BELIEVE HE REALIZED THE SIT AT V1 AT THE TIME AND CHOSE TO CORRECT COURSE OF ACTION BY TAKING OFF. BEING THE LAST LEG OF THE NIGHT, FATIGUE, LACK OF ATTN AND CLR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CLRNC LED THE CAPT INTO MAKING A MAD DASH DOWN THE RWY WITHOUT QUESTIONING HIS SIC AS TO WHETHER WE WERE CLRED TO TKOF ON RWY 23L OR RWY 23R.

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.