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A pilot was told to hold his position at tmb near a taxiway at dusk in rain and after being cleared for takeoff used that nearby taxiway thinking it was the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 969225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | TMB.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 50 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
I taxied out from FBO on ground control. Ground told me to stop and call tower when ready. Tower cleared me for takeoff and right at rotate tower said that was a taxiway. It was raining and I did not see the taxiway signs and this taxiway was not close to runway 31. I thought that when they told me to stop and call tower that was the runway I was suppose to takeoff on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot was told to hold his position at TMB near a taxiway at dusk in rain and after being cleared for takeoff used that nearby taxiway thinking it was the runway.
Narrative: I taxied out from FBO on Ground Control. Ground told me to stop and call Tower when ready. Tower cleared me for takeoff and right at rotate Tower said that was a taxiway. It was raining and I did not see the taxiway signs and this taxiway was not close to Runway 31. I thought that when they told me to stop and call Tower that was the runway I was suppose to takeoff on.
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.