An air carrier flight crew took off on the parallel taxiway F at pit in 800 ft RVR WX. The takeoff w...

Attributes
ACN	329108
Time
Date	199602
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	329108
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	328694
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On taxi out of pit to runway 10R in 800 ft RVR conditions. We were cleared for takeoff. At that time we turned at what we thought was the end of the runway but was actually taxiway west about 800 ft from the end. As takeoff power was set and the roll started, the tower advised us that we were at taxiway west. The captain elected to continue the takeoff as there was over 10000 ft of runway remaining. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter is not too familiar with the airport at pit. He said that he has not taken off from runway 10 more than once or twice before this. On this day he was originally assigned runway 10C for takeoff, but there was no RVR reading on runway 10C so at the last min the crew was told to use runway 10R. The RVR was 800 ft during taxi. The flight crew then called operations to get new takeoff data based on a runway 10R takeoff while attempting to taxi to the runway in the fog. The reporter said that he felt very rushed to accomplish his duties and assist the captain in finding taxiway west. He recalls accepting runway 10R from intersection taxiway west for takeoff. The operations personnel sent the new data which he copied and the captain turned onto what he thought was runway 10R. Since they had been cleared for takeoff, they verified the data and started their roll. The tower said that 'I assume that you know that you are on the taxiway.' the flight crew continued the roll. The reporter said that since they were the only aircraft moving on the field and there was 10000 ft of runway/taxiway available it was safe. The reporter said that nothing further was said and he has heard nothing from the company or from the FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC TOOK OFF ON THE PARALLEL TXWY F AT PIT IN 800 FT RVR WX. THE TKOF WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THERE WAS APPARENTLY NO OTHER TFC IN THE AREA.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT OF PIT TO RWY 10R IN 800 FT RVR CONDITIONS. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. AT THAT TIME WE TURNED AT WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS THE END OF THE RWY BUT WAS ACTUALLY TXWY W ABOUT 800 FT FROM THE END. AS TKOF PWR WAS SET AND THE ROLL STARTED, THE TWR ADVISED US THAT WE WERE AT TXWY W. THE CAPT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TKOF AS THERE WAS OVER 10000 FT OF RWY REMAINING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR IS NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT AT PIT. HE SAID THAT HE HAS NOT TAKEN OFF FROM RWY 10 MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE THIS. ON THIS DAY HE WAS ORIGINALLY ASSIGNED RWY 10C FOR TKOF, BUT THERE WAS NO RVR READING ON RWY 10C SO AT THE LAST MIN THE CREW WAS TOLD TO USE RWY 10R. THE RVR WAS 800 FT DURING TAXI. THE FLC THEN CALLED OPS TO GET NEW TKOF DATA BASED ON A RWY 10R TKOF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI TO THE RWY IN THE FOG. THE RPTR SAID THAT HE FELT VERY RUSHED TO ACCOMPLISH HIS DUTIES AND ASSIST THE CAPT IN FINDING TXWY W. HE RECALLS ACCEPTING RWY 10R FROM INTXN TXWY W FOR TKOF. THE OPS PERSONNEL SENT THE NEW DATA WHICH HE COPIED AND THE CAPT TURNED ONTO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS RWY 10R. SINCE THEY HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF, THEY VERIFIED THE DATA AND STARTED THEIR ROLL. THE TWR SAID THAT 'I ASSUME THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE ON THE TXWY.' THE FLC CONTINUED THE ROLL. THE RPTR SAID THAT SINCE THEY WERE THE ONLY ACFT MOVING ON THE FIELD AND THERE WAS 10000 FT OF RWY/TXWY AVAILABLE IT WAS SAFE. THE RPTR SAID THAT NOTHING FURTHER WAS SAID AND HE HAS HEARD NOTHING FROM THE COMPANY OR FROM THE FAA.

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.

An air carrier flight crew took off on the parallel taxiway F at pit in 800 ft RVR WX. The takeoff was performed without incident and there was apparently no other traffic in the area.