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A C172 private pilot performs an intersection takeoff in an opposite direction than cleared, on runway 24 versus runway 6 at grb, wi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 450014 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : grb.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 95 flight time type : 95 |
| ASRS Report | 450014 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Simply put, I took off at intersection D3 on runway 24, while cleared for takeoff on runway 6. Luckily the airport was not busy when I did this. There was no one in the traffic pattern, so no one had to divert. I am a low time pilot, and I just got my license. I believe this problem was caused by my tendency to get nervous and easily disoriented at unfamiliar airports. I believe it was a complete lack of orientation and judgement on my part. I had many resources available to avoid making such a mistake, including a map of the airport in the plane. I was nervous, and I saw the runway sign 24/6. I misinterped it to mean that runway 6 was to the right, instead of the beginning of runway 6 was to the right. To prevent this from occurring in the future, I will not accept intersection departures at unfamiliar airports. Additionally, if I am the least bit confused I will xchk my decisions using a different source of information. There were so many ways I should have caught this mistake before it happened.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PVT PLT PERFORMS AN INTXN TKOF IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAN CLRED, ON RWY 24 VERSUS RWY 6 AT GRB, WI.
Narrative: SIMPLY PUT, I TOOK OFF AT INTXN D3 ON RWY 24, WHILE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 6. LUCKILY THE ARPT WAS NOT BUSY WHEN I DID THIS. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE TFC PATTERN, SO NO ONE HAD TO DIVERT. I AM A LOW TIME PLT, AND I JUST GOT MY LICENSE. I BELIEVE THIS PROB WAS CAUSED BY MY TENDENCY TO GET NERVOUS AND EASILY DISORIENTED AT UNFAMILIAR ARPTS. I BELIEVE IT WAS A COMPLETE LACK OF ORIENTATION AND JUDGEMENT ON MY PART. I HAD MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO AVOID MAKING SUCH A MISTAKE, INCLUDING A MAP OF THE ARPT IN THE PLANE. I WAS NERVOUS, AND I SAW THE RWY SIGN 24/6. I MISINTERPED IT TO MEAN THAT RWY 6 WAS TO THE R, INSTEAD OF THE BEGINNING OF RWY 6 WAS TO THE R. TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT ACCEPT INTXN DEPS AT UNFAMILIAR ARPTS. ADDITIONALLY, IF I AM THE LEAST BIT CONFUSED I WILL XCHK MY DECISIONS USING A DIFFERENT SOURCE OF INFO. THERE WERE SO MANY WAYS I SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS MISTAKE BEFORE IT HAPPENED.
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.