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M20-F aircraft. Night taxi to runway 24 (inactive), pilot reporter became disoriented regarding his position and when cleared for takeoff, commenced takeoff roll on taxiway. Tower controller stopped him early in the roll.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352442 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sea |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 F Executive 21 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : holding other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1385 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 352442 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Given taxi instructions to go on inactive runway to runway 24. Runway lights off. Came to run-up line leaving runway 35 and came to taxiway with approximately 24 degree heading. I mistook this to be runway 24 and did run-up and position and hold on taxiway. Controller stopped takeoff roll before I had gone far. Night conditions, relatively little large airport night experience and width of taxiway and my heading confused me. No other planes on taxiway at time. Intersection was not well marked.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: M20-F ACFT. NIGHT TAXI TO RWY 24 (INACTIVE), PLT RPTR BECAME DISORIENTED REGARDING HIS POS AND WHEN CLRED FOR TKOF, COMMENCED TKOF ROLL ON TXWY. TWR CTLR STOPPED HIM EARLY IN THE ROLL.
Narrative: GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO GO ON INACTIVE RWY TO RWY 24. RWY LIGHTS OFF. CAME TO RUN-UP LINE LEAVING RWY 35 AND CAME TO TXWY WITH APPROX 24 DEG HDG. I MISTOOK THIS TO BE RWY 24 AND DID RUN-UP AND POS AND HOLD ON TXWY. CTLR STOPPED TKOF ROLL BEFORE I HAD GONE FAR. NIGHT CONDITIONS, RELATIVELY LITTLE LARGE ARPT NIGHT EXPERIENCE AND WIDTH OF TXWY AND MY HEADING CONFUSED ME. NO OTHER PLANES ON TXWY AT TIME. INTXN WAS NOT WELL MARKED.
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.