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C401 pilot reports departing on runway 24 after being cleared for takeoff on runway 29. The approach ends of both runways share a common threshold.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 941483 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 401 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 7850 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
I was leaving for a part 91 flight home. After listening to ATIS and getting information x-ray; which stated they were using runway 29; I taxied to the runway via taxiway a which leads to runways 29 and 24. There were several aircraft in the pattern and tower radio traffic was very congested. When I was cleared for takeoff another aircraft talked over the tower and I only heard the last part of the transmission which was 'cessna XXX cleared for takeoff'. Runways 24 and 29 share a common threshold and I was expediting the takeoff; as it turns out I lined up on runway 24 instead of 29 and took off on the wrong runway. After gear was up the tower personnel told me I took off on the wrong runway. In the future when there is congested radio traffic I will slow down and make the extra radio call to confirm the runway; plus a runway alignment check will be performed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C401 pilot reports departing on Runway 24 after being cleared for takeoff on Runway 29. The approach ends of both runways share a common threshold.
Narrative: I was leaving for a part 91 flight home. After listening to ATIS and getting information X-ray; which stated they were using Runway 29; I taxied to the runway via taxiway A which leads to Runways 29 and 24. There were several aircraft in the pattern and Tower radio traffic was very congested. When I was cleared for takeoff another aircraft talked over the Tower and I only heard the last part of the transmission which was 'Cessna XXX cleared for takeoff'. Runways 24 and 29 share a common threshold and I was expediting the takeoff; as it turns out I lined up on Runway 24 instead of 29 and took off on the wrong runway. After gear was up the Tower personnel told me I took off on the wrong runway. In the future when there is congested radio traffic I will slow down and make the extra radio call to confirm the runway; plus a runway alignment check will be performed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.