Narrative:

My copilot and I were taxiing out from the hangar at which we were parked at anc airport. My copilot (the PNF) requested taxi clearance. Tower asked if were could accept a takeoff with a r-hand turnout to stay north of the parallels (runway 6R&left). I (captain) told the copilot to accept the clearance. The proximity from the hangar to the runway is not that far so we needed to briskly complete our checklists. As we approached the taxiway that parallels runway 14/32, ATC asked if we could expedite our taxi for inbound aircraft for an immediate takeoff, and if I could accept an intersection takeoff instead of a full length takeoff. I expedited my taxi but refused the intersection takeoff. We continued for runway 14, while trying to complete our before takeoff checklist, but was once again interrupted by ATC clearing us for an 'immediate takeoff.' we got the clue that ATC wanted us off of that runway as soon as possible. First mistake: never get rushed. I should have refused the clearance. We continued for runway 14 and completed the before takeoff items except the 'below the line' or runway items. I wanted to use all available runway, because of the early turnout to stay north of runway 6R&left. I taxied off the centerline lead-in line to use all the runway. The runway is 10000+ ft, but we were at maximum gross (17600 pounds), so we needed it all. With the overcast skies and dark night, runway 14 is very dark. As we taxied to the beginning of the runway we had to complete the last 4 items of the before takeoff checklist. Performing these items makes me divide my attention between the inside and outside of the aircraft. Just before we entered the runway, I called 'cleared left' and the copilot answered with 'cleared right.' when I cleared left I mistakenly mistook the runway lights for the runway centerline lights and began introducing power on a rolling takeoff. The copilot just glanced up quickly, and I think just assumed it was the centerline lighting before putting his attention back inside the aircraft. A couple of seconds after power introduction, I struck the left side runway light with the right propeller. Actually it was the first runway light I hit. I initially thought it was a pothole or FOD I hit with my right main tire, so I immediately aborted takeoff so I could inspect the gear as it was a hard hit. About 1 second later, as I was continuing to slow the aircraft, my peripheral vision saw something about to go by the nosewheel. It was at this time, I realized I was in the runway lights. There is another 30+ ft of pavement to the left of these lights that made the illusion complete. I hit the 4TH runway light with the nose as I was just getting my bearings. Factors affecting incident: 1) accepting immediate and expedited instructions. 2) very dark conditions. 3) rushing the takeoff roll without knowing for sure the position of aircraft. 4) my focus was at all times during takeoff roll at the end of the runway, thus the runway lights were just a long blur of white lights giving the illusion of a runway centerline. Supplemental information from acn 507377: the captain had his first BE1900C check ride 2 weeks before, had spent 3 months away from home (upgrade training), based out of fai airport, more familiar than anc.

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Title: A B190 CREW TOOK RWY, LINING UP ON THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS INSTEAD OF THE RWY CTRLINE LIGHTS.

Narrative: MY COPLT AND I WERE TAXIING OUT FROM THE HANGAR AT WHICH WE WERE PARKED AT ANC ARPT. MY COPLT (THE PNF) REQUESTED TAXI CLRNC. TWR ASKED IF WERE COULD ACCEPT A TKOF WITH A R-HAND TURNOUT TO STAY N OF THE PARALLELS (RWY 6R&L). I (CAPT) TOLD THE COPLT TO ACCEPT THE CLRNC. THE PROX FROM THE HANGAR TO THE RWY IS NOT THAT FAR SO WE NEEDED TO BRISKLY COMPLETE OUR CHKLISTS. AS WE APCHED THE TXWY THAT PARALLELS RWY 14/32, ATC ASKED IF WE COULD EXPEDITE OUR TAXI FOR INBOUND ACFT FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF, AND IF I COULD ACCEPT AN INTXN TKOF INSTEAD OF A FULL LENGTH TKOF. I EXPEDITED MY TAXI BUT REFUSED THE INTXN TKOF. WE CONTINUED FOR RWY 14, WHILE TRYING TO COMPLETE OUR BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST, BUT WAS ONCE AGAIN INTERRUPTED BY ATC CLRING US FOR AN 'IMMEDIATE TKOF.' WE GOT THE CLUE THAT ATC WANTED US OFF OF THAT RWY ASAP. FIRST MISTAKE: NEVER GET RUSHED. I SHOULD HAVE REFUSED THE CLRNC. WE CONTINUED FOR RWY 14 AND COMPLETED THE BEFORE TKOF ITEMS EXCEPT THE 'BELOW THE LINE' OR RWY ITEMS. I WANTED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RWY, BECAUSE OF THE EARLY TURNOUT TO STAY N OF RWY 6R&L. I TAXIED OFF THE CTRLINE LEAD-IN LINE TO USE ALL THE RWY. THE RWY IS 10000+ FT, BUT WE WERE AT MAX GROSS (17600 LBS), SO WE NEEDED IT ALL. WITH THE OVCST SKIES AND DARK NIGHT, RWY 14 IS VERY DARK. AS WE TAXIED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE RWY WE HAD TO COMPLETE THE LAST 4 ITEMS OF THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. PERFORMING THESE ITEMS MAKES ME DIVIDE MY ATTN BTWN THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE ACFT. JUST BEFORE WE ENTERED THE RWY, I CALLED 'CLRED L' AND THE COPLT ANSWERED WITH 'CLRED R.' WHEN I CLRED L I MISTAKENLY MISTOOK THE RWY LIGHTS FOR THE RWY CTRLINE LIGHTS AND BEGAN INTRODUCING PWR ON A ROLLING TKOF. THE COPLT JUST GLANCED UP QUICKLY, AND I THINK JUST ASSUMED IT WAS THE CTRLINE LIGHTING BEFORE PUTTING HIS ATTN BACK INSIDE THE ACFT. A COUPLE OF SECONDS AFTER PWR INTRODUCTION, I STRUCK THE L SIDE RWY LIGHT WITH THE R PROP. ACTUALLY IT WAS THE FIRST RWY LIGHT I HIT. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A POTHOLE OR FOD I HIT WITH MY R MAIN TIRE, SO I IMMEDIATELY ABORTED TKOF SO I COULD INSPECT THE GEAR AS IT WAS A HARD HIT. ABOUT 1 SECOND LATER, AS I WAS CONTINUING TO SLOW THE ACFT, MY PERIPHERAL VISION SAW SOMETHING ABOUT TO GO BY THE NOSEWHEEL. IT WAS AT THIS TIME, I REALIZED I WAS IN THE RWY LIGHTS. THERE IS ANOTHER 30+ FT OF PAVEMENT TO THE L OF THESE LIGHTS THAT MADE THE ILLUSION COMPLETE. I HIT THE 4TH RWY LIGHT WITH THE NOSE AS I WAS JUST GETTING MY BEARINGS. FACTORS AFFECTING INCIDENT: 1) ACCEPTING IMMEDIATE AND EXPEDITED INSTRUCTIONS. 2) VERY DARK CONDITIONS. 3) RUSHING THE TKOF ROLL WITHOUT KNOWING FOR SURE THE POS OF ACFT. 4) MY FOCUS WAS AT ALL TIMES DURING TKOF ROLL AT THE END OF THE RWY, THUS THE RWY LIGHTS WERE JUST A LONG BLUR OF WHITE LIGHTS GIVING THE ILLUSION OF A RWY CTRLINE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 507377: THE CAPT HAD HIS FIRST BE1900C CHK RIDE 2 WKS BEFORE, HAD SPENT 3 MONTHS AWAY FROM HOME (UPGRADE TRAINING), BASED OUT OF FAI ARPT, MORE FAMILIAR THAN ANC.

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.