<< >> NASA ASRS Report 951313, May 2010

A pilot departed on tyr runway 13 although he was cleared to takeoff on runway 17 because he failed to check his heading at the runway's common start point.

Attributes
ACN	951313
Time
Date	201005
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	TYR.Airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 7750 Flight Crew Type 350
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

At tyler pounds field; both runway 13 and 17 share the same departure end and taxiway access. [I] simply took the runway and lined up on the centerline without checking direction. Tower did not make any advisory calls. After takeoff; tower asked me to make a left rather than right turn on course to assist them. We apologized for taking off on wrong runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot departed on TYR Runway 13 although he was cleared to takeoff on Runway 17 because he failed to check his heading at the runway's common start point.

Narrative: At Tyler Pounds Field; both Runway 13 and 17 share the same departure end and taxiway access. [I] simply took the runway and lined up on the centerline without checking direction. Tower did not make any advisory calls. After takeoff; Tower asked me to make a left rather than right turn on course to assist them. We apologized for taking off on wrong runway.

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.