A PA34 pilot takes off on the wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	577973
Time
Date	200303
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : geg.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	577973
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Previous night, there had been a lodging mix-up, and it took longer than usual to get to bed, although day is my official rest period. On the third day of charted freight for another company (whose plane was down), picked up IFR clearance to psc from geg. Taxi instructions were to runway 21 to end, or 'F,' my choice. Read back instructions that I would be taxiing to taxiway F. After run-up at taxiway F, tower cleared me to take off runway 21. Pulled out on runway and turned right instead of left, and departed runway 3. Just after liftoff, realized my mistake and notified tower. Tower said 'no problem,' and gave me new on course heading. Learned that situational awareness only takes a second to lose, and that being well rested for every flight is important -- even if you have had your official duty rest period.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA34 PLT TAKES OFF ON THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: PREVIOUS NIGHT, THERE HAD BEEN A LODGING MIX-UP, AND IT TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO GET TO BED, ALTHOUGH DAY IS MY OFFICIAL REST PERIOD. ON THE THIRD DAY OF CHARTED FREIGHT FOR ANOTHER COMPANY (WHOSE PLANE WAS DOWN), PICKED UP IFR CLRNC TO PSC FROM GEG. TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO RWY 21 TO END, OR 'F,' MY CHOICE. READ BACK INSTRUCTIONS THAT I WOULD BE TAXIING TO TXWY F. AFTER RUN-UP AT TXWY F, TWR CLRED ME TO TAKE OFF RWY 21. PULLED OUT ON RWY AND TURNED R INSTEAD OF L, AND DEPARTED RWY 3. JUST AFTER LIFTOFF, REALIZED MY MISTAKE AND NOTIFIED TWR. TWR SAID 'NO PROB,' AND GAVE ME NEW ON COURSE HDG. LEARNED THAT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ONLY TAKES A SECOND TO LOSE, AND THAT BEING WELL RESTED FOR EVERY FLT IS IMPORTANT -- EVEN IF YOU HAVE HAD YOUR OFFICIAL DUTY REST PERIOD.

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.