Attempted wrong runway takeoff by crj flight crew at stl.

Attributes
ACN	543412
Time
Date	200202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog Rain
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	543412
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We taxied out for a flight from stl to den. We were given instructions to taxi onto a runway and hold. The runway was runway 12L. We were slightly behind running checklists. I, the first officer, was running checklists. The captain began taxiing onto runway. I was distraction with checklists, ATC advised captain he was on the wrong runway (an inactive one) and should make the r-hand turn onto the assigned runway (runway 12L). It was a new airport for both of us and low visibility conditions. We taxied onto runway 12L, were given clearance for takeoff, and took off without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATTEMPTED WRONG RWY TKOF BY CRJ FLT CREW AT STL.

Narrative: WE TAXIED OUT FOR A FLT FROM STL TO DEN. WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI ONTO A RWY AND HOLD. THE RWY WAS RWY 12L. WE WERE SLIGHTLY BEHIND RUNNING CHKLISTS. I, THE FO, WAS RUNNING CHKLISTS. THE CAPT BEGAN TAXIING ONTO RWY. I WAS DISTR WITH CHKLISTS, ATC ADVISED CAPT HE WAS ON THE WRONG RWY (AN INACTIVE ONE) AND SHOULD MAKE THE R-HAND TURN ONTO THE ASSIGNED RWY (RWY 12L). IT WAS A NEW ARPT FOR BOTH OF US AND LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. WE TAXIED ONTO RWY 12L, WERE GIVEN CLRNC FOR TKOF, AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.