Narrative:

I was training a developmental on the local control position. My trainee instructed XXX to 'position and hold' runway 13 after YYY landed and with a PA28 on a 3 1/2 mi final. A C182 called for departure runway 4R. Trainee instructed ZZZ to 'position and hold runway 4R; traffic landing and departing runway 13.' ZZZ reply was 'say again.' trainee cleared XXX for takeoff runway 13. XXX read back the departure instructions; transmitting over ZZZ's transmission; both XXX and ZZZ rolled on intersecting runways; with ZZZ through the runways 13/4R intersection as XXX pulled up on runway 13 at taxiway K. ZZZ was never issued a departure clearance. ZZZ had poor awareness and listening skills. The incident is being classified as an operational error by the region. My facility manager as well as the hub manager believe it is a pilot deviation. Supplemental information from acn 716250: I received what I thought was an incomplete clearance and requested that the clearance be repeated. The tower repeated cleared to take off and fly runway heading. I repeated taking runway 4R cleared to take off fly runway heading. I then proceeded to take off.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LCL CTLR HAS 2 ACFT TKOF ON INTERSECTING RWYS AT BTR.

Narrative: I WAS TRAINING A DEVELOPMENTAL ON THE LCL CTL POS. MY TRAINEE INSTRUCTED XXX TO 'POS AND HOLD' RWY 13 AFTER YYY LANDED AND WITH A PA28 ON A 3 1/2 MI FINAL. A C182 CALLED FOR DEP RWY 4R. TRAINEE INSTRUCTED ZZZ TO 'POS AND HOLD RWY 4R; TFC LNDG AND DEPARTING RWY 13.' ZZZ REPLY WAS 'SAY AGAIN.' TRAINEE CLRED XXX FOR TKOF RWY 13. XXX READ BACK THE DEP INSTRUCTIONS; XMITTING OVER ZZZ'S XMISSION; BOTH XXX AND ZZZ ROLLED ON INTERSECTING RWYS; WITH ZZZ THROUGH THE RWYS 13/4R INTXN AS XXX PULLED UP ON RWY 13 AT TXWY K. ZZZ WAS NEVER ISSUED A DEP CLRNC. ZZZ HAD POOR AWARENESS AND LISTENING SKILLS. THE INCIDENT IS BEING CLASSIFIED AS AN OPERROR BY THE REGION. MY FACILITY MGR AS WELL AS THE HUB MGR BELIEVE IT IS A PLTDEV. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 716250: I RECEIVED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN INCOMPLETE CLRNC AND REQUESTED THAT THE CLRNC BE REPEATED. THE TWR REPEATED CLRED TO TAKE OFF AND FLY RWY HDG. I REPEATED TAKING RWY 4R CLRED TO TAKE OFF FLY RWY HDG. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.