Cessna cargo pilot mistakenly took off in the opposite direction from cleared.

Attributes
ACN	562961
Time
Date	200210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tpa.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : tpa.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 345 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	562961
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 7000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was given an intersection departure from tampa tower, intersection north on runway 36R. I then became distraction with pre-takeoff checks and was also trying to expedite my departure as traffic was approaching on intersecting runway. I was then cleared to take off from intersection north runway 36R. I then departure runway 18L at north, which took me across runway 27 where traffic was turning base to final. As soon as I was airborne, ATC advised me that I had departure the wrong direction. I believe I made this error because I became complacent, usually departure on runway 18L at north. I lapsed back into my previous experience and the takeoff clearance that I expected and thought I received. This should serve as an example to me and other operators not to rush during critical phases of flight such as takeoffs and approachs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA CARGO PLT MISTAKENLY TOOK OFF IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM CLRED.

Narrative: I WAS GIVEN AN INTERSECTION DEP FROM TAMPA TWR, INTERSECTION N ON RWY 36R. I THEN BECAME DISTR WITH PRE-TAKEOFF CHKS AND WAS ALSO TRYING TO EXPEDITE MY DEP AS TFC WAS APCHING ON INTERSECTING RWY. I WAS THEN CLRED TO TAKE OFF FROM INTERSECTION N RWY 36R. I THEN DEP RWY 18L AT N, WHICH TOOK ME ACROSS RWY 27 WHERE TFC WAS TURNING BASE TO FINAL. AS SOON AS I WAS AIRBORNE, ATC ADVISED ME THAT I HAD DEP THE WRONG DIRECTION. I BELIEVE I MADE THIS ERROR BECAUSE I BECAME COMPLACENT, USUALLY DEP ON RWY 18L AT N. I LAPSED BACK INTO MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND THE TKOF CLRNC THAT I EXPECTED AND THOUGHT I RECEIVED. THIS SHOULD SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE TO ME AND OTHER OPERATORS NOT TO RUSH DURING CRITICAL PHASES OF FLT SUCH AS TAKEOFFS AND APCHS.

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.