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Captain of an mdt turned the wrong way during taxi for takeoff resulting in ATC intervention and a runway reassignment. Then takeoff was made that may have exceeded the aircraft's tailwind component.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 326700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bpt |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | 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 : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 326700 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
This morning I was directed by ground control to taxi out to runway 12 for departure. For some reason that I can't explain, I turned the wrong direction and headed for runway 30, ground control quickly asked where we were going. After some quick discussion, ground offered us runway 30 for departure and stated the current wind speed and direction. I was somewhat flustered and did a quick calculation in my head and decided that the tailwind component would not exceed our maximum tailwind takeoff limit and we departed on runway 30. Now I find that I can't remember the stated wind speed and direction and I am not sure if I calculated correctly and I just plain have a bad feeling that I may have calculated incorrectly and that I may have exceeded the tailwind limit when I departed. I guess the lesson here is when you feel rushed it's best to slow things down and look twice at everything.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN MDT TURNED THE WRONG WAY DURING TAXI FOR TKOF RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION AND A RWY REASSIGNMENT. THEN TKOF WAS MADE THAT MAY HAVE EXCEEDED THE ACFT'S TAILWIND COMPONENT.
Narrative: THIS MORNING I WAS DIRECTED BY GND CTL TO TAXI OUT TO RWY 12 FOR DEP. FOR SOME REASON THAT I CAN'T EXPLAIN, I TURNED THE WRONG DIRECTION AND HEADED FOR RWY 30, GND CTL QUICKLY ASKED WHERE WE WERE GOING. AFTER SOME QUICK DISCUSSION, GND OFFERED US RWY 30 FOR DEP AND STATED THE CURRENT WIND SPD AND DIRECTION. I WAS SOMEWHAT FLUSTERED AND DID A QUICK CALCULATION IN MY HEAD AND DECIDED THAT THE TAILWIND COMPONENT WOULD NOT EXCEED OUR MAX TAILWIND TKOF LIMIT AND WE DEPARTED ON RWY 30. NOW I FIND THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER THE STATED WIND SPD AND DIRECTION AND I AM NOT SURE IF I CALCULATED CORRECTLY AND I JUST PLAIN HAVE A BAD FEELING THAT I MAY HAVE CALCULATED INCORRECTLY AND THAT I MAY HAVE EXCEEDED THE TAILWIND LIMIT WHEN I DEPARTED. I GUESS THE LESSON HERE IS WHEN YOU FEEL RUSHED IT'S BEST TO SLOW THINGS DOWN AND LOOK TWICE AT EVERYTHING.
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.