B757 flight crew aborts takeoff on wrong runway at rfd.

Attributes
ACN	438749
Time
Date	199906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rfd.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	438749
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft was cleared to taxi to runway 25 by ground/tower operator. Captain taxied toward runway 25. Then made a left turn and continued taxiing toward runway 19. ATC then cleared aircraft to take off (we think on runway 25). Aircraft entered runway 19 and began takeoff roll. The first officer observed something was not right and alerted the captain. The takeoff was discontinued, and the runway 19 was exited via the taxiway just beyond the runway 19 starting point. Ground/tower was advised by the crew that the aircraft had entered and exited the wrong runway, and would be heading for the correct runway 25. ATC acknowledged and cleared aircraft to taxi to and takeoff from runway 25. Subsequent takeoff from runway 25 was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC ABORTS TKOF ON WRONG RWY AT RFD.

Narrative: ACFT WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 25 BY GND/TWR OPERATOR. CAPT TAXIED TOWARD RWY 25. THEN MADE A L TURN AND CONTINUED TAXIING TOWARD RWY 19. ATC THEN CLRED ACFT TO TAKE OFF (WE THINK ON RWY 25). ACFT ENTERED RWY 19 AND BEGAN TKOF ROLL. THE FO OBSERVED SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT AND ALERTED THE CAPT. THE TKOF WAS DISCONTINUED, AND THE RWY 19 WAS EXITED VIA THE TXWY JUST BEYOND THE RWY 19 STARTING POINT. GND/TWR WAS ADVISED BY THE CREW THAT THE ACFT HAD ENTERED AND EXITED THE WRONG RWY, AND WOULD BE HDG FOR THE CORRECT RWY 25. ATC ACKNOWLEDGED AND CLRED ACFT TO TAXI TO AND TKOF FROM RWY 25. SUBSEQUENT TKOF FROM RWY 25 WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.