C208 pilot misspoke the runway he was taking off from the departure controller expected a takeoff in the opposite direction. There was conflicting traffic as a result.

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Attributes
ACN	613374
Time
Date	200404
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : uca.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rme.tracon tracon : l30.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rme.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 2470 flight time type : 1107
ASRS Report	613374
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was departing uca runway 27 in VMC. I called griffis departure from the ground and requested my IFR clearance, as the control tower was closed. On the initial call-up I said I was ready for departure on runway 9, probably because I had just landed on runway 9 20 mins earlier. The departure controller asked me to verify that I was departing runway 9. Expecting to hear runway 27, I did not hear runway 9 and replied 'affirmative.' the controller released me for departure from runway 9 and I departed on runway 27. When I checked in with the controller when airborne, he queried me as to my departure runway. I replied I departed on runway 27. He informed me that I was cleared to depart runway 9, as he had conflicting traffic for a runway 27 departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C208 PLT MISSPOKE THE RWY HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM THE DEP CTLR EXPECTED A TKOF IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THERE WAS CONFLICTING TFC AS A RESULT.

Narrative: I WAS DEPARTING UCA RWY 27 IN VMC. I CALLED GRIFFIS DEP FROM THE GND AND REQUESTED MY IFR CLRNC, AS THE CTL TWR WAS CLOSED. ON THE INITIAL CALL-UP I SAID I WAS READY FOR DEP ON RWY 9, PROBABLY BECAUSE I HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 9 20 MINS EARLIER. THE DEP CTLR ASKED ME TO VERIFY THAT I WAS DEPARTING RWY 9. EXPECTING TO HEAR RWY 27, I DID NOT HEAR RWY 9 AND REPLIED 'AFFIRMATIVE.' THE CTLR RELEASED ME FOR DEP FROM RWY 9 AND I DEPARTED ON RWY 27. WHEN I CHKED IN WITH THE CTLR WHEN AIRBORNE, HE QUERIED ME AS TO MY DEP RWY. I REPLIED I DEPARTED ON RWY 27. HE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS CLRED TO DEPART RWY 9, AS HE HAD CONFLICTING TFC FOR A RWY 27 DEP.

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.