<< >> NASA ASRS Report 726829, February 2007

B757 flight crew has a runway incursion at rplc; and takes off from runway 2L after being cleared for takeoff on runway 2R.

Attributes
ACN	726829
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rplc.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	726829
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was operating a flight from rplc. Both the first officer and myself were unfamiliar with the airport. We were cleared to taxi to runway 2R for takeoff via taxiway F. We had difficulty finding taxiway F as it was not labeled at the ramp. We crossed a wide unmarked taxiway that we both thought was runway 2L. We then approached runway hold short lines for what we thought was runway 2R and was cleared for takeoff. After lining up and verifying runway heading we proceeded with the takeoff roll. At approximately 120 KTS I realized this was not runway 2R but we were taking off on runway 2L. At this time I felt it was more safe to continue. We continued with a normal takeoff and climb out. The only comment from tower was contact departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW HAS A RWY INCURSION AT RPLC; AND TAKES OFF FROM RWY 2L AFTER BEING CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 2R.

Narrative: I WAS OPERATING A FLT FROM RPLC. BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT. WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 2R FOR TKOF VIA TXWY F. WE HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING TXWY F AS IT WAS NOT LABELED AT THE RAMP. WE CROSSED A WIDE UNMARKED TXWY THAT WE BOTH THOUGHT WAS RWY 2L. WE THEN APCHED RWY HOLD SHORT LINES FOR WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS RWY 2R AND WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. AFTER LINING UP AND VERIFYING RWY HDG WE PROCEEDED WITH THE TKOF ROLL. AT APPROX 120 KTS I REALIZED THIS WAS NOT RWY 2R BUT WE WERE TAKING OFF ON RWY 2L. AT THIS TIME I FELT IT WAS MORE SAFE TO CONTINUE. WE CONTINUED WITH A NORMAL TKOF AND CLBOUT. THE ONLY COMMENT FROM TWR WAS CONTACT DEP.

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.