Pilot of C414 departs wrong direction on IFR flight and has near miss with a gulfstream departing ew...

Attributes
ACN	396760
Time
Date	199803
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ldj
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	396760
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2600 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I filed for an eastbound flight to dpk. After 1/2 hour, controller came back and said that direction was unavailable. In the first contact he asked if I was using runway 27. 45 mins later, clearance was to the west to allentown, wind was approximately 10 KTS from the east. He gave me departure release clearance, void in 2 mins. I called ready runway 27 and took off on runway 9 into the approach corridor for newark where the miss occurred. (Correct for wind, but not for clearance.) I was confused by the wind direction and the controller's question and direction of use runway 27. Also time between clearance (sitting midfield) and quick release did not help. Saw other plane on climb out and turned to the west. I believe I was fixated on takeoff without a tailwind of 10 KTS for safety and short runway!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C414 DEPARTS WRONG DIRECTION ON IFR FLT AND HAS NEAR MISS WITH A GULFSTREAM DEPARTING EWR.

Narrative: I FILED FOR AN EBOUND FLT TO DPK. AFTER 1/2 HR, CTLR CAME BACK AND SAID THAT DIRECTION WAS UNAVAILABLE. IN THE FIRST CONTACT HE ASKED IF I WAS USING RWY 27. 45 MINS LATER, CLRNC WAS TO THE W TO ALLENTOWN, WIND WAS APPROX 10 KTS FROM THE E. HE GAVE ME DEP RELEASE CLRNC, VOID IN 2 MINS. I CALLED READY RWY 27 AND TOOK OFF ON RWY 9 INTO THE APCH CORRIDOR FOR NEWARK WHERE THE MISS OCCURRED. (CORRECT FOR WIND, BUT NOT FOR CLRNC.) I WAS CONFUSED BY THE WIND DIRECTION AND THE CTLR'S QUESTION AND DIRECTION OF USE RWY 27. ALSO TIME BTWN CLRNC (SITTING MIDFIELD) AND QUICK RELEASE DID NOT HELP. SAW OTHER PLANE ON CLBOUT AND TURNED TO THE W. I BELIEVE I WAS FIXATED ON TKOF WITHOUT A TAILWIND OF 10 KTS FOR SAFETY AND SHORT RWY!

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.

Pilot of C414 departs wrong direction on IFR flight and has near miss with a gulfstream departing ewr.