Commuter light transport departs on wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	332804
Time
Date	199603
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dec
State Reference	IL
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	332804
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
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 were told by ground control to take to runway 36. Runway 6 and runway 36 share common concrete at their departure ends. By mistake I lined up on runway 6 and departed. The first officer was PF. We were given a left turn to 190 degrees on takeoff. Since we used runway 6, in error, a left to 190 degrees was the long way around versus a right to 190 degrees. I then asked the tower to verify left to 190 degrees and he said that was correct, but he had assigned us runway 36 not runway 6. Fortunately there was no conflicting traffic on runway 6.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT DEPARTS ON WRONG RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE TOLD BY GND CTL TO TAKE TO RWY 36. RWY 6 AND RWY 36 SHARE COMMON CONCRETE AT THEIR DEP ENDS. BY MISTAKE I LINED UP ON RWY 6 AND DEPARTED. THE FO WAS PF. WE WERE GIVEN A L TURN TO 190 DEGS ON TKOF. SINCE WE USED RWY 6, IN ERROR, A L TO 190 DEGS WAS THE LONG WAY AROUND VERSUS A R TO 190 DEGS. I THEN ASKED THE TWR TO VERIFY L TO 190 DEGS AND HE SAID THAT WAS CORRECT, BUT HE HAD ASSIGNED US RWY 36 NOT RWY 6. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO CONFLICTING TFC ON RWY 6.

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.