Commuter aircraft taxies to wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	303118
Time
Date	199505
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lex
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	303118
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight from lex to bna. Flight was 2 mins late departing the gate at lex. The ATIS at lex informed the crew runway 4 was favorable to ATC. After calculating takeoff weights and performing checklist, the crew, despite lex ATIS, needed runway 22 for performance reasons due to weight. After starting the taxi and turnout of the gate, flight contacted lex ground. Lex ground responded taxi to departing runway or active runway which would be runway 4. The confusion was the crew requested runway 22. Once at the approach end of runway 22 the control tower said we needed to be at runway 4. The same person was working both ground and tower. The flight departed runway 22. There was not a conflict of any kind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT TAXIES TO WRONG RWY.

Narrative: FLT FROM LEX TO BNA. FLT WAS 2 MINS LATE DEPARTING THE GATE AT LEX. THE ATIS AT LEX INFORMED THE CREW RWY 4 WAS FAVORABLE TO ATC. AFTER CALCULATING TKOF WTS AND PERFORMING CHKLIST, THE CREW, DESPITE LEX ATIS, NEEDED RWY 22 FOR PERFORMANCE REASONS DUE TO WT. AFTER STARTING THE TAXI AND TURNOUT OF THE GATE, FLT CONTACTED LEX GND. LEX GND RESPONDED TAXI TO DEPARTING RWY OR ACTIVE RWY WHICH WOULD BE RWY 4. THE CONFUSION WAS THE CREW REQUESTED RWY 22. ONCE AT THE APCH END OF RWY 22 THE CTL TWR SAID WE NEEDED TO BE AT RWY 4. THE SAME PERSON WAS WORKING BOTH GND AND TWR. THE FLT DEPARTED RWY 22. THERE WAS NOT A CONFLICT OF ANY KIND.

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.