Narrative:

Cessna requested taxi for departure. Instructed to taxi to runway 17. The pilot taxied to runway 17 at taxiway G without authority/authorized. When asked, he stated he thought he was at the end of the runway. He requested departure to the north. He was given departure clearance and instructed to depart on a left downwind. The aircraft departed on a right downwind. This resulted in several pointouts to other incoming aircraft which would have been unnecessary otherwise.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 PLT FIRST TAXIED TO RWY AT INTXN WHICH WAS NOT RPTR CTLR'S CLRNC. THEN AFTER TKOF, PLT TURNED DOWNWIND R INSTEAD OF RPTR CTLR CLRNC, L. CTLR HAD TO ISSUE TA'S AS A RESULT.

Narrative: CESSNA REQUESTED TAXI FOR DEP. INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 17. THE PLT TAXIED TO RWY 17 AT TXWY G WITHOUT AUTH. WHEN ASKED, HE STATED HE THOUGHT HE WAS AT THE END OF THE RWY. HE REQUESTED DEP TO THE N. HE WAS GIVEN DEP CLRNC AND INSTRUCTED TO DEPART ON A L DOWNWIND. THE ACFT DEPARTED ON A R DOWNWIND. THIS RESULTED IN SEVERAL POINTOUTS TO OTHER INCOMING ACFT WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN UNNECESSARY OTHERWISE.

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.