An LR35A air carrier freighter crew took off from a parallel taxiway instead of the runway on an early, foggy morning operation. The reporter recognized his error during the latter stage of the takeoff.

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Attributes
ACN	356913
Time
Date	199612
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
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 : 90 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	356913
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed from a parallel taxiway instead of the runway. I never thought I could ever do such a stupid, unsafe maneuver -- 'I'm a professional!' leading factor: fatigue. Second: 'that will never happen to me' attitude. Third: complacency. Fourth: WX. Fifth: I was in a hurry 'get homeitis.' we had already been up past 24 hours even though, technically, we were legal as far as duty time goes. After being cleared for takeoff by ict tower, I lined up on a long, wide parallel taxiway and took off, rushing myself and the poor copilot, too. I realized my huge error right after takeoff, even before we lifted off. Tower said nothing. Before switching to departure, I squeaked out a 'sorry about that.' they didn't say anything except, 'contact departure, good day.' commuter aircraft were behind me and must have seen it, in disbelief. Nothing was said. It was dark and foggy. Tower may not have been able to see either. Tower and ground may have been the same person that early in the morning -- maybe he was busy. This event has cautioned me about 2 things: 1) fatigue is insidious, and 2) I'm not as good as I thought I was -- but I get better, for sure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LR35A ACR FREIGHTER CREW TOOK OFF FROM A PARALLEL TXWY INSTEAD OF THE RWY ON AN EARLY, FOGGY MORNING OP. THE RPTR RECOGNIZED HIS ERROR DURING THE LATTER STAGE OF THE TKOF.

Narrative: I DEPARTED FROM A PARALLEL TXWY INSTEAD OF THE RWY. I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD EVER DO SUCH A STUPID, UNSAFE MANEUVER -- 'I'M A PROFESSIONAL!' LEADING FACTOR: FATIGUE. SECOND: 'THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME' ATTITUDE. THIRD: COMPLACENCY. FOURTH: WX. FIFTH: I WAS IN A HURRY 'GET HOMEITIS.' WE HAD ALREADY BEEN UP PAST 24 HRS EVEN THOUGH, TECHNICALLY, WE WERE LEGAL AS FAR AS DUTY TIME GOES. AFTER BEING CLRED FOR TKOF BY ICT TWR, I LINED UP ON A LONG, WIDE PARALLEL TXWY AND TOOK OFF, RUSHING MYSELF AND THE POOR COPLT, TOO. I REALIZED MY HUGE ERROR RIGHT AFTER TKOF, EVEN BEFORE WE LIFTED OFF. TWR SAID NOTHING. BEFORE SWITCHING TO DEP, I SQUEAKED OUT A 'SORRY ABOUT THAT.' THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING EXCEPT, 'CONTACT DEP, GOOD DAY.' COMMUTER ACFT WERE BEHIND ME AND MUST HAVE SEEN IT, IN DISBELIEF. NOTHING WAS SAID. IT WAS DARK AND FOGGY. TWR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE EITHER. TWR AND GND MAY HAVE BEEN THE SAME PERSON THAT EARLY IN THE MORNING -- MAYBE HE WAS BUSY. THIS EVENT HAS CAUTIONED ME ABOUT 2 THINGS: 1) FATIGUE IS INSIDIOUS, AND 2) I'M NOT AS GOOD AS I THOUGHT I WAS -- BUT I GET BETTER, FOR SURE.

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.